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Alois Brunner was an Austrian SS officer who played a significant role in the Holocaust. Holding the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain), he was instrumental in the deportation of Jews from Austria, Greece, France, and Slovakia. Brunner was known as Adolf Eichmann's right-hand man in the implementation of the Final Solution.
Career Timeline
Joins the SS
Joins the SS and is indoctrinated into the Nazi ideology.
Deportations from Austria
Organizes the deportation of Jews from Austria.
Deportations from Greece
Oversees the deportation of Jews from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Deportations from France
Supervises deportations from France, sending thousands to death camps.
Flees After Nazi Fall
Evades capture after the fall of the Nazi regime, living under assumed identities.
Death in Syria
Believed to have died in Syria, never brought to justice for his war crimes.
Symbol of Unpunished Evil
Remains a symbol of the unpunished perpetrators of the Holocaust, his crimes never atoned for in court.
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Last updated: February 25, 2026