Josef Scheungraber

Josef Eduard Scheungraber (8 September 1918 – 22 July 2015) was a Wehrmacht Lieutenant and businessman. He received life sentences in Germany and Italy for war crimes committed in World War II.

Military career A trained carpenter, Scheungraber volunteered for the 1st Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) in Mittenwald. In World War II he fought in Poland, France, Russia, and Crete. Scheungruber and the commander of the battalion gave an order to retaliate, which was carried out on the same day. He was a member of the municipal council for twenty years and was made honorary commander of the fire brigade. In 2005 he was awarded the Citizen Medal for his services. Scheungraber was allowed to remain free while his case was appealed and, in 2011, a German court found him unable to be imprisoned "due to his deteriorating mental health," meaning that he never actually went to prison.