Piotr Chemy
| Piotr Chemy | |
|---|---|
 Piotr_Chemy.jpg Chemy moments before his execution | |
| Born | June 18, 1918 Tarnopol, Second Polish Republic |
| 💀Died | March 21, 1947 (aged 28) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, Allied-occupied GermanyMarch 21, 1947 (aged 28) |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Criminal status | Executed |
Piotr Chemy (June 18, 1918 – March 21, 1947) was a former Polish prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp and a convicted murderer. Months after being freed from a concentration camp, Chemy murdered a German family who had fed and sheltered him. He was convicted of this crime and executed in 1947. Photos incorrectly spell Piotr's name as Peter.
Early life
Chemy was born in Tarnopol in 1918.[1]
Internment and release
During World War II, Chemy was detained by Nazi officials and sent to a concentration camp. He was freed by American soldiers in May 1945. Chemy spent the next few months wandering Germany after the end of the war.[1][2]
Murders, trial, and execution
On a snowy night in December 1945, a German family found Chemy wandering aimlessly in Allied-occupied Germany and decided to take him in for the night. They fed him and gave him a bed. After they went to sleep, however, Chemy found a hatchet and murdered the couple and their young daughter in their beds. He was arrested by occupation police shortly after.[3]
Because Chemy had committed the murders in the U.S. occupation zone, he was tried by a U.S. military court. His trial was held in the town of Ochsenfurt. On August 6, 1946, Chemy was found guilty of three counts of premeditated murder and sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad at Landsberg Prison on March 21, 1947.[2][3][4]
Chemy's execution was carried out by firing squad instead of hanging since he was a common criminal, not a war criminal. Firing squad is considered a much more honorable way to die. Chemy was offered a hood, but declined to wear one.[3]
Nobody claimed Chemy's body, so he was buried in the cemetery of Spottingen Chapel, which is next to Landsberg Prison. He was buried in Grave #156. The cemetery is also the burial site for the war criminals who were executed at Landsberg whose bodies were not claimed either.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chemy, Peter - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MacLean, French. "The Devil's Graveyard" (PDF).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dachau Trials & Landsberg Executions - Page 2 - Axis History Forum". forum.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ "American military police tie Peter Chemy to a post prior to his execution by firing squad. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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- 1918 births
- 1947 deaths
- Executed Polish people
- Nazi concentration camp survivors
- People from Ternopil
- Polish murderers of children
- Polish people convicted of murder
- Polish people executed abroad
- People convicted of murder by the United States military
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