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5 Female Nazi War Criminals

 
Maria Mandel

by Emilie Sennebogen, HowStuffWorks.com
Editor Ryan Johnson, HowStuffWorks.com

When you hear the word Nazi, the initial image it conjures is of a young man dressed in an authoritative uniform, complete with a bone-chilling red armband. So, it may be surprising to learn that a number of women were also guilty of brutal acts against the prisoners of Nazi Germany. Not all of these women started life as people who were capable of these awful deeds. Some were predisposed to violence, but others entered Nazi service as a way to escape a life of hardship and poverty. Ultimately, these women bought into Hitler's message hook, line and sinker, and many lives were senselessly lost at their very hands. Here are five of the most notorious female Nazi war criminals.


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