Josef Erber

Male, Person

1897 –

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Who is Josef Erber?

Josef Erber was an SS-Oberscharführer at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was in charge of the crematoria.

Erber is mentioned several times in the account of Sonderkommando member Filip Müller, and is noted to have been among the most notoriously cruel of the SS personnel.

After serving at Auschwitz, in 1944, Josef Houstek changed his name to Josef Erber.

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Born
Oct 16, 1897
Nationality
  • Austria

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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