Wilhelm Trapp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Nazi war criminal
Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1889
Place of Birth: Nitzow, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Date of Death: 18-Dec-1948
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Wilhelm Trapp
- Major Wilhelm Trapp, nicknamed Papa Trapp by his subordinates (Nitzow, 4 September 1889 – executed 18 December 1948, Siedlce) was a career policeman who commanded the Reserve Police Battalion 101 formation of Nazi Germany uniformed police force known as Order Police (Ordnungspolizei). A World War I veteran and recipient of the Iron Cross First Class, an "old Party fighter", who joined the Nazi Party in December 1932, Trapp served in occupied Poland during World War II, subsequently leading his battalion of nearly 500 middle-aged men on genocidal missions against the Polish Jews.He was captured after the war by the Allies and handed over to the British authorities.
- After investigation by the Polish Military Mission he was extradited to Poland in 1946, and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Trapp was found guilty and sentenced to death by the Siedlce District Court on 6 July 1948, and executed on 18 December 1948.
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