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Gustav Sorge

German SS officer, concentration camp guard and convicted war criminal (1911-1978)
Person human Q73702

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
April 24, 1911
Date of death
October 3, 1978
Place of birth
Rydzyna
Place of death
Bochum, Justizvollzugsanstalt Bochum[6]
Country of citizenship
German Empire, Nazi Germany, West Germany[7][8][9]
Occupation
concentration camp guard
Member of political party
Nazi Party[12]
Work location
Esterwegen concentration camp[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Convicted of
war crime[18]
Family name
Sorge[15]
Given name
Gustav[16]
Member of
Schutzstaffel[10]
Military branch
Schutzstaffel[13]
Military, police or special rank
Hauptscharführer[14]
Name in native language
Gustav Sorge[20]
P14375
SorgeGustav[21]
P14536
425453[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gustav Hermann Sorge en Gustav Sorge de Gustav Hermann Sorge fi Gustav Hermann Sorge ja グスタフ・ゾルゲ pl Gustav Hermann Sorge ru Густав Зорге ru Зорге, Густав sv Gustav Hermann Sorge
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
231030934
GND ID
1018680586
DDB person (GND) ID
1018680586
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1018680586
FactGrid item ID
Pia de' Tolomei
Freebase ID
/m/0b6lgj7
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
496675
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786820021
Prabook ID
2323623
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrm6XKBBP9HrdT3kxKDbd

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
Nazi Germany, German Empire, West Germany
Convicted of 1
war crime
FactGrid item ID 1
Pia de' Tolomei
Given name 1
Gustav
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Schutzstaffel
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Military branch 1
Schutzstaffel
Military, police or special rank 1
Hauptscharführer
Place of birth 1
Rydzyna
Place of death 1
Bochum
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gustav Sorge was born on April 24, 1911[1], in Rydzyna[2]. He died on October 3, 1978[3], in Bochum[4]. He worked as a concentration camp guard[5].

FAQs

Where was Gustav Sorge born?

Gustav Sorge's place of birth was Rydzyna[2].

Where did Gustav Sorge die?

Gustav Sorge passed away in Bochum[4].

What did Gustav Sorge do for work?

Gustav Sorge worked as a concentration camp guard[5].

Related Entities

German Empire Nazi Germany West Germany

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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Esterwegen concentration camp
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/61911|batch #61911]]: Import places from Lower Saxony Biography"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Bochum, Justizvollzugsanstalt Bochum
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'lv', 'pl', 'ru', 'sv', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 425453
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 425453, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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