Erna Beilhardt

Erna Beilhardt (7 February 1907 – 1999) was a German female guard at Stutthof concentration camp during the Holocaust. A member of the SS-Aufseherin, or overseer, Beilhardt was also a nurse affiliated with the German Red Cross during the last year of World War II. According to Polish journalist Tomasz Chudzyński, Beilhardt is the only SS guard at Stutthof known to have voluntarily resigned from their position after receiving training.

Beilhardt still expressed some support for the Nazi ideology at her trial, albeit she stopped short of being willing to abuse or kill prisoners personally. She eventually resigned after growing increasingly disturbed by the cruelty of her fellow guards. Her father died when she was seven years old. Beilhardt's mother, who came from a well-known family of Swiss dairy and cheesemakers who settled in the town, took care of the family by herself.

Due to her voluntary resignation and lack of direct involvement in the abuse or murder of any prisoners, Beilhardt was not sentenced for crimes against humanity. Instead, she received a five-year prison sentence for her membership in the Nazi Party and the SS, making her the only SS-Aufseherin from Stutthof to be convicted by a Polish court and avoid execution. Although Beilhardt completed her sentence in May 1951, she remained in prison for several more months. Beilhardt was released on 21 December 1951. She died in 1999.