Karl Fritzsch

Karl Fritzsch
Fritzsch c. 1940
Born	(1903-07-10)10 July 1903 Nassengrub (Mokřiny), Bohemia Austria-Hungary
Died	Missing on 2 May 1945(1945-05-02) (aged 41) Presumably Berlin or Oslo
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Schutzstaffel
Years of service	Dachau 1934–1939 Auschwitz 1940–1941 Flossenbürg 1942–1943
Rank	SS-Hauptsturmführer
Unit	SS-Totenkopfverbände
Commands held	Schutzhaftlagerführer Auschwitz Camp Deputy [1]
Children	3
Other work	First suggested and experimented with using Zyklon B gas for the purpose of mass murder

Karl Fritzsch (10 July 1903 – reported missing 2 May 1945) was a German member of the Nazi paramilitary organization, the Schutzstaffel (SS) from 1933 to 1945. He was a deputy and acting commandant at the Auschwitz concentration camp. According to Rudolf Höss, Fritzsch first suggested using poisonous gas Zyklon B for the purpose of mass murder.