Page "Hildegard Lächert" Paragraph 4

The testimonies heard concerning Lächert's sadistic behaviour were long and detailed.

One former prisoner, Henryka Ostrowska, testified, " We always said blutige about the fact that she struck until blood showed ," giving her the nickname " Bloody Brigitte " ( Krwawa Brygida in Polish ).

Many other witnesses characterized her as the " worst " or " the most cruel " Aufseherin, as " Beast ", and as " Fright of the Prisoners.

" For her part in selections to the gas chamber, releasing her dog onto inmates and her overall abuse, the court sentenced her to 12 years imprisonment.