Adolf Eichmann
3/19/1906 - 5/31/1962
Pisces
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.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Execution by hanging
- Age at Death
- 56 years
- Funeral Location
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Final Resting Place
- Cemetery of Prisoners, Ramla, Israel