He was removed from command in 1943 for stealing from the camp on a large scale. In 1961, he was tried in West Germany and sentenced to life imprisonment for his homicidal brutality towards the prisoners. Chmielewski was released from prison in 1979, on the grounds of his deteriorating mental health.
In 1943, he was removed from command due to large-scale theft. In 1961, he faced trial in West Germany and received a life sentence for his brutal treatment of prisoners. Chmielewski was released from prison in 1979 because of his deteriorating mental state.