Ida Bertha Gertrud Schreiter (12 December 1912 – 20 September 1948) was from 1939 to 1945 an Aufseherin (labor department warden) in Ravensbrück concentration camp.

Ida Schreiter
Born12 December 1912
Died20 September 1948 (aged 35)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityGerman
OccupationLabour department warden
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)War crimes
TrialHamburg Ravensbrück trials
Criminal penaltyDeath

After the Second World War, Schreiter was brought to justice by the British occupation forces in Germany. She was accused of having taken part in the "selections" of prisoners who were subsequently murdered or died as a result of deliberate overwork or neglect. At the Seventh Ravensbrück Trial she was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death. Schreiter was subsequently hanged on the gallows at Hamelin Prison by British executioner Albert Pierrepoint.[1]

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  1. ^ This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia