Rolf Günther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rolf Günther

Deputy to Adolf Eichmann

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1913

Place of Birth: Erfurt, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1945

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rolf Günther (8 January 1913 – August 1945) was a German functionary who served in the Schutzstaffel (SS) as an Sturmbannführer and who acted as deputy to Adolf Eichmann.
He first joined the Sturmabteilung (SA) in 1929 and became dedicated to the Nazi cause.Günther was responsible for the deportation of Jews from Salonika to Auschwitz concentration camp, with assistance from Alois Brunner.
His brother Hans Günther was head of the Central Office for Jewish Emigration in Prague. Günther committed suicide by poison in August 1945 while being held by the Americans in an Ebensee prison.