Perry Broad

Perry Broad, also Pery Broad (April 25, 1921 – November 28, 1993) was a Brazilian Non-commissioned officer SS-Unterscharführer, active at Auschwitz from April 1942 - 1945 as a translator and stenographer at the Auschwitz headquarters.

Early Life & World War II
Perry Broad, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1921, came to Berlin with his mother at the age of five. He studied at the Technical University of Berlin and joined the "Waffen SS" in 1941 as a foreigner. Detached on duty to Auschwitz, he asked for transposition to the "Politische Abteilung" where he conducted interrogations. He remained in Auschwitz until the dissolution of the camp in early 1945 and was captured by British armed forces. Being a P.O.W., he voluntarily wrote a report about his experiences in Auschwitz.

Post War
Released in 1947, he again was arrested 12 years later, freed in December 1960 after the payment of 50,000 DM as surety and again arrested in November 1964 as defendant in the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials. There his supervision during the selections on the Birkenau ramp was proven against him, also he had participated in interrogations, tortures and executions. Thus, he was sentenced to four years in 1965.