“no one was allowed to speak about these matters with any person and that everyone promised upon his life to keep the utmost secrecy.”
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Rudolf Höss
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a German SS officer, a war criminal, and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he lived under a false name until discovered by the British, who then turned him over to Polish authorities. Höss was convicted in Poland and executed for war crimes committed on the prisoners of the Auschwitz con…
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politics · Nazi commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947) · war criminal · military officer · politician · beamter · soldier · Holocaust perpetrator · also Rudolf Höss, Rudolf Hoeß, Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoeß, Höss
Born 25 November 1901 · Died 16 April 1947 · Q76975
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You are yet too young to learn the extent of the hard fate dished out to us. But you especially, my dear good girls, are specially obligated to stand at your poor unfortunate mother’s side and with love assist her in every way you can. Surround her with all your childlike love from your heart and show her how much you love her.
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 2 entries
Yahoo: Anti-extremism center opens in former house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss
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Voice of America: Reclaiming Rudolf Hoss’s House as center countering hate, extremism and radicalization
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2024· 2 entries
FirstShowing.net: Holocaust Doc 'The Commandant's Shadow' Trailer About Rudolf Höss
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The Guardian: ‘Mum knew what was going on’: Brigitte Höss on living at Auschwitz, in the Zone of Interest family
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2023· 1 entry
The then 88-year-old Inge-Brigitt, while condemning the atrocities committed at the Auschwitz camp, seemingly defended Höss, stating: "It was not my dad's fault
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2021· 1 entry
In a 2021 interview to Harding, her last before her death in 2023, the then 88-year-old Inge-Brigitt, while condemning the atrocities committed at the Auschwitz camp, seemingly defended Höss, stating: "It was not my dad's fault.
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2013· 4 entries
Wall Street Journal: Rudolf Hoss Might Have Slipped Away
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The American Conservative: Rudolf Höss & The Righteous Jews
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New York Daily News: Daughter of notorious Nazi Rudolf Höss claims number of Holocaust victims is exaggerated, says father ‘was the nicest man in the world’
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The first interview ever given by one of Höss' children, where Inge-Brigitt described him as the "nicest father in the world"
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1961· 1 entry
Höss told him that he used cotton filters soaked in sulfuric acid for early killings
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1951· 1 entry
And then in the original German in 1956, edited by Martin Broszat
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1947· 14 entries
Died 1947-04-16.
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“Rozumiem, na czym polegało to zło.”
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“Opis: fragment zeznania złożonego przed Międzynarodowym Trybunałem Wojskowym w Norymberdze.”
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In a farewell letter to his wife, Höss wrote on 11 April 1947:
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Following a trial before the Polish Supreme National Tribunal
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“You are yet too young to learn the extent of the hard fate dished out to us. But you especially, my dear good girls, are specially obligated to stand at your poor unfortunate mother’s side and with love assist her in every way you can. Surround her with all your childlike love from your heart and show her how much you love her.”
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“Opis: wspominając egzekucje Świadków Jehowy, którzy odmawiali służby wojskowej mimo grożącej za to kary śmierci.”
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“[Himmler] żądał często rzeczy niemożliwych, jakich w normalnych okolicznościach nie sposób było wykonać. Z chwilą jednak, gdy rozkaz został wydany, przystępowano z całą energią do jego wykonania (…). Na przykład obliczyłem, że dla budowy tamy na Wiśle w Oświęcimiu potrzeba trzech lat; on tymczasem dał nam na to rok, a my dotrzymaliśmy danego terminu.”
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“Jakkolwiek oboje rodzice byli dla mnie bardzo dobrzy, nie umiałem nigdy znaleźć do nich drogi we wszystkich wielkich i małych troskach, które nękają młode serce. Wszystko załatwiałem sam ze sobą.”
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“Nie mogłem wytrzymać w serdecznej atmosferze rodzinnej; stojąc nocą na dworze przy transportach, przy komorach gazowych, przy płomieniach, często myślałem o żonie i dzieciach (…). Gdy widziało się kobiety z dziećmi idące do komór gazowych, mimo woli myślało się o własnej rodzinie. Od chwili rozpoczęcia akcji masowej zagłady nigdy nie zaznałem szczęścia.”
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“Opis: zapytany przez Gustave’a Giberta o funkcjonowanie komór gazowych.”
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“Opis: na temat potencjalnej rezygnacji ze stanowiska komendanta obozu w Oświęcimiu (zapytany przez profesora Stanisława Batawię).”
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“Po długich, pełnych wątpliwości rozważaniach, zdecydowałem się przejść do czynnej służby w SS.”
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“Prawda, że mojej rodzinie było w Oświęcimiu dobrze. Każde życzenie mojej żony i dzieci było spełniane. Dzieci mogły swobodnie szaleć do woli Żona moja żyła wśród kwiatów jak w raju.”
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1946· 2 entries
Hanns Alexander, a German Jew who had fled to England in 1936, becoming a Nazi hunter working for the British government's "No
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“I personally arranged on orders received from Himmler in May 1941 the gassing of two million persons between June/July 1941 and the end of 1943 during which time I was commandant of Auschwitz.”
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1943· 1 entry
And, according to her later testimony, just barely evaded being selected to be killed
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1942· 1 entry
Höss began a forced sexual relationship with an Austrian communist political prisoner at Auschwitz, Eleonore Hodys (or Nora Mattaliano-Hodys)
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1940· 1 entry
Career landmark: Nazi concentration camp commandant (1940–1943).
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1938· 1 entry
Höss was promoted to SS-captain and was made adjutant to Hermann Baranowski in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp
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1923· 2 entries
“Opis: o pobycie w więzieniu w 1923 za udział w zamordowaniu Waltera Kadowa.”
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After one of the killers confessed to a local newspaper, Höss was arrested and tried as the ringleader
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1922· 1 entry
(member number 3240) and renounced his affiliation with the Catholic Church
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1901· 1 entry
Born 1901-11-25.
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