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Adolf Eichmann

3/19/1906 - 5/31/1962
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Last Words

"Long live Germany. Long live Argentina. Long live Austria. These are the three countries I have served and I shall not forget them. I had to obey the rules of war and my flag. I am ready."

Death & Legacy

Adolf Eichmann, the Gestapo officer who organized the extermination of 6 million Jews, was hanged at midnight. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered at sea outside Israeli territorial waters.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

Details

Cause of Death
Execution by hanging
Age at Death
56 years
Funeral Location
Jerusalem, Israel
Final Resting Place
Cemetery of Prisoners, Ramla, Israel