A German university official who admitted in 1995 that he had been a Nazi SS officer died at the age of 90. Hans Schwerte, who as Hans-Ernst Schneider served on the personal staff of SS chief Heinrich Himmler, was stripped of his title of professor and other honors after his wartime activities were revealed.
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