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Werner Drechsler (17 January 1923 – 12 March 1944) was a German U-boat crewman during World War II. He served on U-118, which was sunk off the Azores in 1943. When he was taken prisoner he enthusiastically cooperated with his captors, likely since his father had been sent to a Nazi concentration camp as a political prisoner. A board recommended that two other German POWs, Siegfried Elser and Friedrich Murza, be prosecuted as accessories before the fact to Drechsler's murder. However, they never stood trial.

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  • Werner Drechsler (* 17. Januar 1923 in Mühlberg (Elbe); † 12. März 1944 in Camp Papago Park, Arizona) war ein deutscher U-Boot-Fahrer (U 118) der Kriegsmarine im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nach seiner Gefangennahme durch die US Navy vor den Azoren 1943 sammelte er bei Mitgefangenen für die US-Behörden Informationen über U-Boote und wurde am 12. März 1944 von sieben Mitgefangenen aus anderen U-Booten gelyncht. Diese wurden am 16. August 1944 zum Tode verurteilt und am 25. August 1945 in Fort Leavenworth gehängt. Die Tat wurde in der einzigen deutschsprachigen Publikation zum Thema (Paul Carell und Günter Böddeker) als Fememord bezeichnet. (de)
  • Werner Drechsler, fue un marinero alemán durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial destinado en un submarino U-118 que fue hundido en las Azores en 1943. Al ser cogido prisionero, cooperó con entusiasmo con su captores debido a que su padre había pasado algún tiempo en campos de concentración de Adolf Hitler como prisionero político. Oficiales de inteligencia de las fuerzas navales Estadounidenses convencieron a Drechsler para hacer de informador, y lo internaron en un campo de concentración cerca de Fort Meade, Maryland. Con otros marineros de submarinos alemanes. Presumiblemente, recogió información para sus captores. El 12 de marzo de 1944, Drechsler fue transferido a un campo de concentración en Arizona, en el cual había gran cantidad de prisioneros navales, y entre ellos algunos miembros del U-118. Esta transferencia ocurrió incluso cuando él suponía que podía se rechazado por otros prisioneros. Desafortunadamente para Drechsler, muchos prisioneros habían oído de su colaboración con el enemigo, y celebraron una Corte marcial mientras dormía. Los prisioneros decidieron que era necesario matar a Drechsler para asegurarse que no espiaría, y persuadir a otros prisioneros a no colaborar con el enemigo. A la mañana siguiente Drechsler fue encontrado colgado en las duchas. A tan solo a unas horas después de haber llegado. Siete hombres (Helmut Fischer, Fritz Franke, Gunther Kuelsen, Heinrich Ludwig, Bernard Ryak, Otto Stenger y Rolf Wizuy) fueron juzgados por golpear y matar a Werner Drechsler, y fueron colgados en el agosto de 1945 en Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Esta fue la última ejecución masiva en Estados Unidos (es)
  • Werner Drechsler (17 January 1923 – 12 March 1944) was a German U-boat crewman during World War II. He served on U-118, which was sunk off the Azores in 1943. When he was taken prisoner he enthusiastically cooperated with his captors, likely since his father had been sent to a Nazi concentration camp as a political prisoner. Eventually, United States Navy intelligence officers recruited Drechsler as a spy and placed him in a prisoner of war (POW) camp near Fort Meade, Maryland with other U-boat sailors. After arrival, Drechsler worked undercover, befriending his fellow POWs in order to collect information regarding German submarine technology, operational procedures and tactics and any other intelligence which could be useful to the Allies. On 12 March 1944 Drechsler was transferred to a different POW camp in Arizona which was filled mainly with other submariners of the Kriegsmarine. This transfer took place even though Drechsler was supposed to be kept segregated from other naval prisoners, particularly his former crewmates on the U-118, who were aware of Drechsler's spying activities. Drechsler's transfer to Arizona quickly had fatal results: some members of the U-118 were confined at the camp and they immediately recognised their former crewmate. Word of Drechsler's undercover activities spread rapidly through the camp, and a kangaroo court was convened while Drechsler was asleep. The other prisoners eventually decided it was necessary to kill Drechsler to ensure he could no longer spy upon them, and also to act as a deterrent for any other POWs who might consider collaborating with the enemy. The next morning, Drechsler was found hanging in the shower room. Seven men (Helmut Fischer, Fritz Franke, Günter Külsen, Heinrich Ludwig, Bernhard Reyak, Otto Stengel and Rolf Wizny) were tried by a general court-martial and executed for the beating and hanging of Drechsler. In the last mass execution in the United States, the men were hanged on 25 August 1945 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A board recommended that two other German POWs, Siegfried Elser and Friedrich Murza, be prosecuted as accessories before the fact to Drechsler's murder. However, they never stood trial. (en)
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  • Werner Drechsler (* 17. Januar 1923 in Mühlberg (Elbe); † 12. März 1944 in Camp Papago Park, Arizona) war ein deutscher U-Boot-Fahrer (U 118) der Kriegsmarine im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nach seiner Gefangennahme durch die US Navy vor den Azoren 1943 sammelte er bei Mitgefangenen für die US-Behörden Informationen über U-Boote und wurde am 12. März 1944 von sieben Mitgefangenen aus anderen U-Booten gelyncht. Diese wurden am 16. August 1944 zum Tode verurteilt und am 25. August 1945 in Fort Leavenworth gehängt. Die Tat wurde in der einzigen deutschsprachigen Publikation zum Thema (Paul Carell und Günter Böddeker) als Fememord bezeichnet. (de)
  • Werner Drechsler, fue un marinero alemán durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial destinado en un submarino U-118 que fue hundido en las Azores en 1943. Al ser cogido prisionero, cooperó con entusiasmo con su captores debido a que su padre había pasado algún tiempo en campos de concentración de Adolf Hitler como prisionero político. (es)
  • Werner Drechsler (17 January 1923 – 12 March 1944) was a German U-boat crewman during World War II. He served on U-118, which was sunk off the Azores in 1943. When he was taken prisoner he enthusiastically cooperated with his captors, likely since his father had been sent to a Nazi concentration camp as a political prisoner. A board recommended that two other German POWs, Siegfried Elser and Friedrich Murza, be prosecuted as accessories before the fact to Drechsler's murder. However, they never stood trial. (en)
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