Erich Bauer

Erich Bauer
Erich Bauer in Ordnungspolizei uniform
Born	Hermann Erich Bauer (1900-03-26)26 March 1900 Berlin, German Empire
Died	4 February 1980(1980-02-04) (aged 79) Tegel Prison, West Berlin, West Germany
Criminal status	Deceased
Conviction(s)	Crimes against humanity
Criminal penalty	Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Military career
Nickname(s)	Gasmeister ("Gas Master"), Badmeister ("Bath Master")
Service/branch	German Army Schutzstaffel
Years of service	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Rank	Mannschaften (to 1918) SS-Oberscharführer
Commands held	Operated gas chambers at Sobibór Camp III; lorry driver
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	1914 Iron Cross II class Honor Cross 1914-1918 SA Sports Badge
Other work	Tram conductor, laborer

Erich Bauer^[1] (26 March 1900 – 4 February 1980), sometimes referred to as "Gasmeister", was a low-level commander in the Schutzstaffel (SS) of Nazi Germany and a Holocaust perpetrator. He participated in Action T4 program and later in Operation Reinhard, when he was a gas chamber operator at Sobibór extermination camp. In 1950 he was sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment.