How old was Rudolf Höss when he was executed?
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47
48
Answer
Rudolf Höss was 46 years old when he was executed by hanging on 16 April 1947. He had been sentenced to death by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg for his role as commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp. Höss was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.1 million people at Auschwitz, and he testified at length about the atrocities that had taken place there.
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