Martin Sommer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Sommer

SS Officer

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1915

Place of Birth: Schkölen, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1988

Profession: military officer

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Walter Gerhard Martin Sommer (8 February 1915 – 7 June 1988) was an SS Hauptscharführer (master sergeant) who served as a guard at the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald.
Sommer, known as the "Hangman of Buchenwald" was considered a depraved sadist who reportedly ordered two Austrian priests, Otto Neururer and Mathias Spannlang, to be crucified upside-down.