Gregor Formanek

Gregor Formanek (18 September 1924 – 2 April 2025) was a Romanian German Nazi soldier during World War II who was a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany. In 2023, Gregor was investigated for war crimes but was deemed unfit to stand trial for health reasons and died, aged 100.

Early life Gregor was born in a village in Romania and later moved to Arad. His father was a tailor who died shortly after his birth. Gregor worked as an errand boy and a pastry chef. However, he was deemed unfit to stand trial due to medical reasons and the case was overturned by the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court in December 2024. On 2 April 2025, Formanek died, aged 100.