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Alois Brunner

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The Resume

    (April 8, 1912-circa 2010)
    Born in Rohrbrunn, Austria
    SS Officer
    Aide to Adolf Eichmann
    Commander of the Drancy internment camp in France (1943-44)
    Sentenced to death in absentia in France for crimes against humanity (1954)
    Settled in Syria under the name Dr. Georg Fischer
    Uncofirmed reports of his death in 1996
    Unconfirmed sightings of him in 2001

Why he might be annoying:

    He was described as 'the most cold-blooded murderer in Eichmann's retinue.'
    He deported to death camps 45,000 Jews from Austria, 45,000 Jews from Greece, 25,000 Jews from France and 13,000 Jews from Slovakia.
    He escaped detection after WWII partly because another SS officer, Anton Brunner, was confused for him and was executed for war crimes.
    He left Germany on a fake Red Cross passport.
    He became a 'government advisor' in Syria, which allegedly included teaching torture techniques to the secret police.
    The Syrian government has consistently rebuffed efforts to apprehend him.
    In a telephone interview with the Chicago Sun Times, he said, 'The Jews deserved to die. They were garbage, I have no regrets. If I had the chance I would do it again.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Ironically, because of his small size and dark features, other SS officers nicknamed him 'Jew Suss,' after the protagonist of an anti-semitic film.
    Anton Brunner was also responsible for deporting Jews from Vienna, so at least the screw-up that allowed Alois to escape did not result in the execution of an innocent man.
    He lost an eye and several fingers on his left hand from letter bombs sent to him by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 148 Votes: 80.41% Annoying