Elisabeth Volkenrath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elisabeth Volkenrath

Female Nazi concentration camp guard

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Świerzawa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1945

Profession: torturer, concentration camp guard

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Elisabeth Volkenrath (née Mühlau; 5 September 1919 – 13 December 1945) was a German supervisor at several Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Volkenrath, née Mühlau, was an ungelernte Hilfskraft (unskilled worker) when she volunteered for service in a concentration camp.
She started in October 1941 at Ravensbrück concentration camp as a simple Aufseherin.
In March 1942, she went to Auschwitz Birkenau where she worked in the same function as at Ravensbrück.
At Auschwitz, she met SS-Rottenführer Heinz Volkenrath, who had worked there since 1941 as SS-Blockführer.
They married in 1943.
Elisabeth Volkenrath participated in the selection of prisoners for the gas chambers and in November 1944 was promoted to Oberaufseherin for all camp sections for female prisoners at Auschwitz.Elisabeth Volkenrath was transferred to Bergen-Belsen when Auschwitz was closed.
From February 1945, she was Oberaufseherin (supervising wardress) at Bergen-Belsen.