BERLIN — A former Nazi guard has been charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp during the final months of World War II, German prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors said the man, who was aged 17-18 at the time and would therefore be tried as a juvenile, was “a little wheel in the machinery of murder” which saw thousands of people shot dead, poisoned or starved toward the end of the war. German prosecutors have charged a number of aging former concentration camp guards in recent years. There have been some convictions but in several cases the defendants’ poor health has prevented them going on trial. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Source: Washington Post April 18, 2019 14:26 UTC