Willy Lages
Male, Deceased Person
1901 – 1971
Who was Willy Lages?
Willy Paul Franz Lages was the German chief of the Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam during the Second World War. From March 1941 he led the so-called Zentralstelle für jüdische Auswanderung. As such he was responsible for the deportation of Dutch Jews to the concentration camps in Germany and Poland.
Lages was sentenced to life in prison in the Netherlands. He was imprisoned in Breda, along with Joseph Kotälla, Ferdinand aus der Fünten and Franz Fischer. In 1966 he was released from prison for humanitarian reasons as he appeared to be seriously ill. The decision taken by the minister of justice Ivo Samkalden provoked a public outcry.
Lages received medical treatment in Germany after which he lived for another five years.
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- Born
- Oct 5, 1901
Braunschweig - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Apr 2, 1971
Braunlage
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on July 23, 2013
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