Karl Rahm

Karl Rahm
Karl Rahm
Born	2 April 1907 Klosterneuburg, Austria-Hungary
Died	30 April 1947(1947-04-30) (aged 40) Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	Crimes against humanity
Criminal penalty	Death
Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Commands	Theresienstadt concentration camp

Karl Rahm (2 April 1907 – 30 April 1947) was a Sturmbannführer (major) in the German Schutzstaffel who, from February 1944 to May 1945, served as the commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Rahm was the third and final commander of the camp, succeeding Siegfried Seidl and Anton Burger. He was hanged for war crimes.