Dr. Hans Eisele, a doctor at the Buchenwald death camp, died yesterday in Cairo at the age of 55, it was reported here today. Eisele fled from a war crimes trial to Egypt in 1952 and remained there after President Nasser rejected a West German request for his extradition.
Dr. Eisele was twice sentenced to death by the Allies for his death camp activities but was released in 1952. He was then arrested for trial by a German court but managed to flee Germany, turning up in Cairo.
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