Josef Jakobs firing squad had been issued with blanks, only five live rounds were used. Following the execution, Jakobs' body was buried in an unmarked grave at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London. The location used for Jakobs' grave has since been re-used, so the original grave site is difficult to find. Jakobs was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London, since all other German spies condemned to death in the UK during the Second World War were executed by hanging at either Wandsworth or Pentonville prisons in London. Josef Jakobs Josef Jakobs (30 June 1898
Josef Kollmer Josef Kollmer Josef Kollmer (26 February 1901 – 28 January 1948) was a German war criminal, SS-"Obersturmführer" at Auschwitz. He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial. Born in Händlern, Bavaria, Kollmer was a farmer by trade. He became a member of the SS on January 1, 1935 after having previously spent several years in the German police force. He joined the Nazi party in May 1937. In October 1941 he was drafted into the Waffen-SS and was assigned to Auschwitz, where he commanded various guard companies until October 1943. He then temporarily transferred to Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, but returned to