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Jenny-Wanda Barkmann: “Beautiful Spectre” Who Terrorized Women at Stutthof
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was one of the most infamous female guards at Stutthof concentration camp, remembered by survivors for her striking appearance and extreme violence toward prisoners. Nicknamed the “Beautiful Spectre,” she participated in beatings, punishments, and selections that sent prisoners to their deaths.
Born in Hamburg in 1922, Barkmann came of age during the rise of Nazi Germany. After working in a pastry shop, she became a concentration camp guard at Stutthof in January 1944, joining the female auxiliaries employed within the Nazi concentration camp system.
At Stutthof, Barkmann…
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