Rudolf Höss
On 25 May 1946, Höss was handed over to Polish authorities, and the Supreme National Tribunal in Poland tried him for murder. His trial lasted from 11 to 29 March 1947.  During his trial, when accused of murdering three and a half million people, Höss replied, "No. Only two and one half million—the rest died from disease and starvation." Höss was sentenced to death by hanging on 2 April 1947.  He was executed on 16 April next to the crematorium of the former Auschwitz I concentration camp.  He was hanged on a gallows built specifically for his execution, at the location of the camp's Gestapo.  Today, a board that marks the site reads: