Kamp Amersfoort commander named one of Netherlands' worst war criminals
NL TimesThe first commander of Kamp Amersfoort, who mysteriously disappeared, was one of the worst war criminals in the Netherlands, according to researchers of the podcast De Verdwenen SS’er. The German man, Walter Heinrich, was responsible for at least 625 deaths in the Netherlands during World War II, lead researcher Floris van Dijk of the National Monument Kamp Amersfoort concluded after studying the archives, Trouw reports. After two years as camp commander, Heinrich became a significant figure in the Sicherheitsdienst, where he conducted “secret state affairs.” According to the researchers, in that position, he selected Dutch resistance fighters to be deported to the punishment class “Nacht und Nebel” - a camp in Alsace where they worked themselves to death. I would rather stay away from comparisons, but I dare to say: one of the biggest war criminals from the war in the Netherlands,” Van Dijk said to the newspaper.
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