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Horst Günther (23 September 1920 - 6 April 1944) was a German World War II prisoner of war. An Afrika Korps gefreiter, he was "captured on 9 May 1943 in Tunisia [and] murdered in Camp Aiken prisoner-of-war camp, South Carolina" United States.^[1] He was suspected of collaborating with the American authorities and strangled by two fellow prisoners-of-war, Erich Gauss and Rudolf Straub. "His body was hanged on a tree to make it appear a suicide."^[2] Gauss and Straub were hanged on 14 July 1945 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They were buried in the prison cemetery.^[3] Straub is alleged to have said just before his execution: "What I did was done as a German soldier under orders. If I had not done so, I would have been punished when I returned to Germany."^[4]

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^ Original German text: "Gefangennahme am 09.05.1943 in Tunesien. Er wurde im Kriegsgefangenenlager Aiken, South Carolina, ermordet."
^ Newsweek; "Death and Treason", 5 February 1945.
^ Fort Leavenworth Military Prison cemetery
^ "Abolish" Death penalty news, 1 March 1998

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[1] Original German text: "Gefangennahme am 09.05.1943 in Tunesien. Er wurde im Kriegsgefangenenlager Aiken, South Carolina, ermordet."

[2] Newsweek; "Death and Treason", 5 February 1945.

[3] Fort Leavenworth Military Prison cemetery

[4] "Abolish" Death penalty news, 1 March 1998

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-'''Horst Günther''' ([[23 September]] [[1920]] - [[6 April]] [[1944]]) was a German [[World War II]] [[prisoner of war]]. An [[Afrika Korps]] ''[[gefreiter]]'', he was "captured on 9 May 1943 in Tunisia [and] murdered in Camp Aiken prisoner-of-war camp, South Carolina" [[United States]].<ref>[http://home.arcor.de/kriegsgefangen/deutsch/cemetery/fort_gordon.html Original German text: "Gefangennahme am 09.05.1943 in Tunesien. Er wurde im Kriegsgefangenenlager Aiken, South Carolina, ermordet."]</ref>
+'''Horst Günther''' (23 September 1920 - 6 April 1944) was a German [[World War II]] [[prisoner of war]]. An [[Afrika Korps]] ''[[gefreiter]]'', he was "captured on 9 May 1943 in Tunisia [and] murdered in Camp Aiken prisoner-of-war camp, South Carolina" [[United States]].<ref>[http://home.arcor.de/kriegsgefangen/deutsch/cemetery/fort_gordon.html Original German text: "Gefangennahme am 09.05.1943 in Tunesien. Er wurde im Kriegsgefangenenlager Aiken, South Carolina, ermordet."]</ref>
-He was suspected of collaborating with the American authorities and strangled by two fellow prisoners-of-war, '''Erich Gauss''' and '''Rudolf Straub'''. "His body was hanged on a tree to make it appear a suicide."<ref>''Newsweek''; "Death and Treason", [[5 February]] [[1945]].</ref> Gauss and Straub were hanged on [[14 July]] [[1945]] at [[United States Disciplinary Barracks|Fort Leavenworth, Kansas]]. They were buried in the prison cemetery.<ref>[http://www.interment.net/data/us/ks/leavenworth/ftleav_prison/index.htm Fort Leavenworth Military Prison cemetery]</ref> Straub is alleged to have said just before his execution: "What I did was done as a German soldier under orders. If I had not done so, I would have been punished when I returned to Germany."<ref>[http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~archives/ABOLISH/mar98/0037.html "Abolish" Death penalty news, 1 March 1998]</ref>
+He was suspected of collaborating with the American authorities and strangled by two fellow prisoners-of-war, '''Erich Gauss''' and '''Rudolf Straub'''. "His body was hanged on a tree to make it appear a suicide."<ref>''Newsweek''; "Death and Treason", 5 February 1945.</ref> Gauss and Straub were hanged on 14 July 1945 at [[United States Disciplinary Barracks|Fort Leavenworth, Kansas]]. They were buried in the prison cemetery.<ref>[http://www.interment.net/data/us/ks/leavenworth/ftleav_prison/index.htm Fort Leavenworth Military Prison cemetery]</ref> Straub is alleged to have said just before his execution: "What I did was done as a German soldier under orders. If I had not done so, I would have been punished when I returned to Germany."<ref>[http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~archives/ABOLISH/mar98/0037.html "Abolish" Death penalty news, 1 March 1998]</ref>
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