Erna Rose
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Erna Rose (born February 20, 1908) was an SS supervisor at the Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin.
Born in Ibbenbüren, Germany, as Erna Hermann.
The 35 year old woman joined the command staff at Ravensbrück sometime before 1944. As an Oberaufseherin, she had endless power under the male commandant to command her SS Aufseherinnen their position each day and oversee the prisoners camp. Her assistant was Dorothea Binz and her only superiors were the commandant, Lagerführerin and Chef Oberaufseherin.
She was known for her extreme sadism and steadfast cruelty.
After the war Erna Rose was never captured or prosecuted for her crimes.
It is unlikely that she is still alive, but there is no officially known date of her death.
