On 1 may 1940, hoess was appointed commandant of a prison camp in western poland. On 25 may 1946, he was handed over to polish authorities who. The memoirs of the ss kommandant at auschwitz 1992. He was in charge of auschwitz concentration camp for about four years during world war ii, nazi germany, led by adolf hitler, decided to exterminate kill all of the jewish people in europe. He was baptized on december 11, 1901 with the christian names rudolf franz ferdinand. Vengeance is a dish served cold, also known as deaths dealer, a 1971 italian. He tested and carried into effect various methods to accelerate hitlers plan to exterminate the jewish population of nazioccupied. Rudolf hoess the commandant of the auschwitz concentration. During the nuremberg trials, he appeared as a witness in the trials of ernst kaltenbrunner, oswald pohl, and the ig farben corporation. Rudolf franz ferdinand hoess, former commandant of the auschwitz concentration camp, testifies on direct examination before the international military tribunal at nuremberg, april 15, 1946.
Rudolf hoss was the commandant at auschwitz for most of its existence. By his own admission, ss kommandant rudolf hoss was historys greatest mass murderer, having personally supervised the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. It is a primary source document that tells one individual story of the german experience of world war two and a german perspective on the final solution. Confessions and trial testimony of rudolf hoess commandant. Ss kommandant rudolph hoss 19001947 was historys greatest mass murderer, personally supervising the extermination of. Rudolf hoss, by his own admission, ss kommandant rudolf hoss was historys greatest mass murderer, having personally supervised the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. During the period between his trial and his execution, he was ordered to write his autobiography. Rudolf franz ferdinand hoss which can also be spelled ho. Death dealer underworld, the vampire warriors from the underworld film series. Auschwitz is a place of unparalleled horror and the site of the largest mass murder in history. How the british obtained the confessions of rudolf hoss. Laurence rees looks inside the mind of the man who built and ran the. He was sentenced to death, and was returned to auschwitz to be hanged on the gallows outside the entrance to the gas chamber. Anyone interest in holocaust studies will certainly find this book not only interesting.
Did rudolf hoess, the commandant of auschwitz, rape any of. Rudolf franz ferdinand hoss was the nazi commandant of the auschwitz extermination camp. Nov 23, 2014 rudolf hoess rudolf hoss was the architect and commandant of the largest killing center ever created, the death camp auschwitz, whose name has come to symbolize humanitys ultimate descent into evil. The commandant of auschwitz rudolf hoess follows the same line of argument that manstein so carefully crafted over a long period. Hoss began testing and perfecting techniques of mass murder on 3. When i was in leipzig jail being interrogated before my trial, i heard many win. By his own admission, ss kommandant rudolf hesss was historys greatest mass murderer, having personally supervised the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. Rudolf hoss the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia.
His memoirs show that he occupied a unique position in the history of the nazi implementation of the final solution of the jewish question. Hoss began testing and perfecting techniques of mass murder on 3 september 1941. Hoess repeatedly says he was glad to write the book. Death dealer is the first complete translation of hesss memoirs into english. In this book, death dealer, rudolph hoess writes his personal memoirs about his early life and long career in the ss, trying to make sense of what happened while he was kommadant at auschwitz.
A homosexual prisoner was able to escape from the clay pits in spite of the tightest security, a sufficient number of guards, and a wire barrier. Before this he had worked in other concentration camps, and afterwards he was at the. The case of rudolf hoss wrote that four days before he was hung, hoss sent a message to the state prosecuter. Death dealer is the first complete translation of hosss memoirs into english. He was probably the most important witness at the nuremberg trials. The master of auschwitz memoirs of rudolf hoess, kommandant ss. Confessions and trial testimony of rudolf hoess commandant of. In this book, death dealer, rudolph hoess writes his personal memoirs about his early life. Eleanor had been a political prisoner, first in block 11, and then in block 4, at auschwitz. Rudolf hoess, in death dealer, a memoir he wrote after his arrest, noted that the adjutant has a special position of trust. Even considering that the first edition of death dealer was published in 1992, franciszek piper who heads the department of historical research at the auschwitzbirkenau state museum undertook a study of the number of victims in 1980. Rudolf hoss, commandant of german concentration and death camps of auschwitz, during his trial in warsaw poland. This edition includes rare photos, the minutes of ss kommandant rudolph hoss 19001947 was historys greatest mass murderer, personally supervising the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the. Laurence rees looks inside the mind of the man who built and ran the camp.
After the close of world war ii, he was put on trial in warsaw for mass murder. Hoess was born on november 25, 1901 in the german town of badenbaden, the eldest of three children and only son of devout catholic parents. I took the name seamen franz lang and traveled with marching orders to the navel intelligence school on the isle of sylt. Responsible for exterminating 2,5 million people in world war ii, he was a mildmannered, happily married catholic who enjoyed normal family life with his five children. The death dealers, a mystery novel by isaac asimov. Jun 18, 2019 in this book, death dealer, rudolph hoess writes his personal memoirs about his early life and long career in the ss, trying to make sense of what happened while he was kommadant at auschwitz. This edition includes rare photos, the minutes of the wannsee conference where the final solution was decided and coordinated, original diagrams of the camps, a detailed chronology of important events at auschwitzbirkenau, hosss final letters to his family, and a new foreword by auschwitz survivor primo levi.
Christopher browning wrote his book ordinary men to analyze the mindset of the. In high school, he trained for the priesthood yet his fathers death and the outset of world war i changed those career plans. Death dealer ebook by rudolf hoss 9781616140083 rakuten. It would be very easy to just boil his long journey down to one thingall he did was follow orders and to do his duty. Rudolf hoss simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He may well have received instruction in the finer points of the line of argument from his fellow prisoners at nuremberg possibly including manstein himself. Feb 17, 2011 auschwitz is a place of unparalleled horror and the site of the largest mass murder in history. Ss kommandant rudolph hoss 19001947 was historys greatest mass murderer, personally supervising the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. Rudolf franz hoess was born in 1900 and joined the ss in 1933. Whether it is done on a mass scale such as was done by hoess and the nazis during the holocaust, or by a serial killer like ted bundy, or even using the excuse of a holy war, i. This first complete english translation of a senior. In this book, you will heard countless times how it wasnt hoesss fault.
Rudolf hoss was the first of three successive commandants of the auschwitz concentration camp. Death dealer is the first complete translation of hoesss memoirs into english. He tested and carried into effect various methods to accelerate hitlers plan to systematically exterminate the jewish population of nazioccupied europe, known as. Death dealer is a new, unexpurgated translation of hosss autobiography, written before, during, and after his trial. Death dealer is a new, unexpurgated translation of hoesss autobiography, written before, during, and after his trial. Commandant of auschwitz 9781842120248 rudolf hoess. Sep 07, 2008 during the nuremberg trials, he appeared as a witness in the trials of ernst kaltenbrunner, oswald pohl, and the ig farben corporation. Death dealer is the autobiography of rudolf hoss, written as the former ss kommandant commander of auschwitz awaited his trial at nuremberg. Commandant of auschwitz, was an affectionate dad hugged. Hoess was arrested as the ringleader in kadows murder and was sentenced on march 15, 1924 to ten years in brandenburg prison.
He is often called the commandant of auschwitz, and the general public knows of him from a book published under the title commandant in auschwitz. Anyone interest in holocaust studies will certainly find this book not only interesting, but full of horror in what happened at auschwitz. Nov 09, 2018 to see what your friends thought of this book, please sign rudolf hoess autobiography. Dec, 2019 while awaiting sentencing, hoess penned this book. Hoss was hanged in 1947 following a trial before the polish supreme national tribunal. In 1934 he was attached to the ss at dachau, on august 1, 1938, he was adjutant of sachsenhausen concentration camp until his appointment as kommandant of to the newlybuilt camp at auschwitz early 1940, located nearby the provincial polish town of oshwiecim in galacia. Ss kommandant rudolph hoss 19001947 was historys greatest mass mu. While he awaited trial in poland, rudolf hoess wrote his memoirs, which were later published in a book with the title death dealer. Rudolf franz ferdinand hoss was a german schutzstaffel ss functionary during the nazi era. Jul 30, 2009 rudolf franz ferdinand hoess, former commandant of the auschwitz concentration camp, testifies on direct examination before the international military tribunal at nuremberg, april 15, 1946.
Death dealer, a 1973 fantasy painting, fictional character and book series created by frank frazetta. Gustave gilbert was intrigued in a professional sense after listening to rudolf hoess speak during his deposition as a defense witness for ernst kaltenbrunner, the highestranking member of the ss to face trials after the war. In this book, death dealer, rudolph hoess writes his personal memoirs about. He tested and implemented means to accelerate hitlers plan to systematically exterminate the jewish.
November 25, 1900 april 16, 1947 was an ssobersturmbannfuhrer and from may 4, 1940 to november 1943 was the first commandant of auschwitz concentration camp, where the estimates of people killed range from 1 to 2. Death dealer underworld, the vampire warriors from the underworld film series vengeance is a dish served cold, also known as deaths dealer, a 1971 italian western film. However, hoess was released early on july 14, 1928, due to a general amnesty. Sep 07, 2016 rudolf hoss rudolf franz ferdinand hoss also ho. He was in charge of auschwitz concentration camp for about four years.
We are publishing mostly unknown photographs from the execution of rudolf hoess, commandant of. Coloring books for everyone new members save 20% off jigsaw puzzles for all ages. Read death dealer the memoirs of the ss kommandant at auschwitz by rudolf hoss available from rakuten kobo. He was the longestserving commandant of auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign rudolf hoess autobiography. By his own admission, ss kommandant rudolf hoess was historys greatest mass murderer, having personally supervised the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. Rudolf hoess project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. An article in the monthly focus historia is devoted to the execution of camp commandant rudolf hoess at the auschwitz site in april 1947, and the photographs taken at the time. His later patron, martin bormann, received a year of imprisonment for his role in the death. Jul, 20 the book claims to use unpublished sections of hoesss memoirs, but stephen paskulay of the death dealer book made the same claim and published those sections that were absent in the original 1959 edition. Hoess was a prisoner at nuremberg for many weeks in 1946. Hoss joined the nazi party in 1922 and the ss in 1934. Rudolf hoess was historys greatest mass murderer, the architect and ss kommandant of the largest killing center ever created, the death camp auschwitz, whose name has come to symbolize humanitys ultimate descent into evil. Rudolf hoss death dealer read and download epub, pdf.
Death dealer goodreads meet your next favorite book. It would be very easy to just boil his long journey down to one thingall he. The brutal history of the allied occupation by giles macdonogh death dealer. In this book, death dealer, rudolph hoess writes his personal memoirs about his. Hoss diaries, and trial transcripts, as well as holocaust survivor memoirs. This edition includes rare photos, the minutes of the wannsee conference where the final solution was decided and coordinated, original diagrams of the camps, a detailed chronology of important events at auschwitzbirkenau. Hoess was in charge of the huge extermination camp in poland where the nazis murdered some three million jews, from the time of its creation he was responsible for building it in 1940 until late in 1943, by which time the mass exterminations were half completed.
The memoirs of kommandant rudolf hoss were written between october 1946 and april 1947. This edition includes rare photos, the minutes of ss kommandant rudolph hoss 19001947 was historys greatest mass murderer, personally supervising the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. He appeared before the international military tribunal as a witness on 15 april 1946, where his. Death dealer is the first complete translation of hoess s memoirs into english. Death dealer ebook by rudolf hoss 9781616140083 rakuten kobo. Ss kommandant rudolph hoess 19001947 was historys greatest mass murderer, personally supervising the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly jews, at the death camp in auschwitz, poland. The kommandant of auschwitz chronicles the development of the camp and the destruction of millions in its gas chambers. Obersturmbannfuhrer rudolf franz ferdinand hoss also ho.