Erna Rose
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Erna Rose was an SS supervisor at the Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin.
Born on February 20, 1908 in Ibbenbüren, Germany as Erna Hermann. The middle aged woman joined the command staff at Ravensbrück sometime before 1944. As an Oberaufseherin, Erna 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. After the war Erna was never captured, or prosecuted for her crimes.
