German Court Convicts 93-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Guard Bruno Dey of Mass Murder at Stutthof Camp

A German court on Thursday convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to more than 5,000 counts of murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II.

He was given a two-year suspended sentence, sparking accusations that the court had been too lenient.

Bruno Dey was convicted of 5,232 counts of accessory to murder by the Hamburg state court, news agency dpa reported.

That is equal to the number of people believed to have been killed at Stutthof during his service there in 1944 and 1945.

He also was convicted of one count of accessory to attempted murder.

Because of his age at the time, Dey's case was heard in a juvenile court.

The trial opened in October, and in deference to Dey's age, court sessions were limited to two, two-hour sessions a week.

Prosecutors had called for a three-year sentence, while the defense demanded acquittal.

The lawyer for the joint plaintiff, Dr Christoph Rückel, criticised the Hamburg court for giving a former concentration guard a two-year suspended sentence.

''If he had been on trial in 1982, the sentence would have been harsher," he said.

Stefan Waterkamp, the lawyer of Bruno Dey, said that the sentence was based on the fact that ''Stutthof became an extermination camp due to the hostile conditions, due to the overcrowding of the camp due to the lack of supplies for the prisoners.''

In a closing statement to the court earlier this week, Dey apologized for his role in the Holocaust, saying "it must never be repeated."

"Today, I want to apologize to all of the people wh

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[postalbf]

2020 current year
- 93 current age

1927 year of birth

Bruno would have been about 18 when the war ended in 1945. This means he would have been in his early teens at the Apex of the Holocaust. Freaking insane!!!

[kurtknispel]

This guy was 17 and followed orders. What bs

[jacquesmertens]

A 17 year old kid in a guard tower, following orders he received from his government.
I can see what was wrong with the government, but I can't see how you could possibly blame the kid.

[suicideheadaches]

Was the video silent for anyone else??

[josephkondrat]

The man is 93. Do you really think the expense of the trial was worth it. He could die tomorrow.

[averagejohnson]

He was 18 when it went down, it took 75 years to find this At this point, the german legal system should be put on trial

[peterpiper]

My Grandfather was killed in a concentration camp.





He got drunk and fell out of a sniper tower.

[ZeusUncle]

If he was scientist he wouldn’t be here smh

[jimtitus]

You're never too old to spend the rest of your wretched life in prison.

[filmsanimations]

What’s the budget for the videos? At least add some sound

[TheTNTmaster]

He is 93 year old man. Does it really matter?

World war 2 ended 85 years ago. He is a different man now. And the lifetime of gilt is punishment enough.

[dylandavos]

What a waste of time energy and money. He was 15-18 in the midst of things, probably indoctrinated and brainwashed from a young age. He lived out 60+ years of his life without committing any other sort of crimes. Let the man live out his last days in peace ffs, he’ll be dead either way within the next 5-10 years.

[stenbak]

So he is sentenced for what he did as a teen great job guys

[keoki]

So if the war officially ended May 7th, 1945 according to Google, this guy was only 18 years old at the time. When did he become a prison guard? At 15? Seriously the math isn’t adding up here folks. I’m not vouching for the guy but surely a teenager doesn’t know any better.

[steve]

I've been reading through these comments and I've come to one conclusion; everyone believes the world works in shades of grey... till they suddenly don't

[pauld.b]

Wow good job guys. Hauling in an old man for some things he may or may not have wanted to he a part of 70+ years ago. Round of applause. Honestly it seems like cowardice to even bother at this point. Do Europeans really need to pat themselves on the back that much?

[LGPanthers]

Did they submit the wooden doors and Soviet built vents as evidence?

[gamemoments]

Why because he did what he was told??? Then put all our usa war vets to trial if murder is murder

[hellomynameisjim]

"A small cog in the machinery of murder" said his prosecutors. Leave the old man in peace with what sanity he has left and let God judge him in the end.

Shameful.

[strangerdanger]

I am scratching my head wondering what value this video has. It literally has no value as a news piece. These quick take videos often do not even correspond to the titles. I will do my best to avoid them going forward.