A history of the nazi concentration camps, by nikolaus. His previous books in this series include hitlers boy soldiers, nazi concentration camp commandants, and german army on the eastern front. Georg konrad morgen, who had two camp commandants executed after doing an investigation on them. Appointment order of rudolf hoss as commander of auschwitz concentration camp further information. Comments off on the concentration camp commandants. Commandants the ss garrison history auschwitzbirkenau. Using many rare and unpublished images this book identifies and delves into the characters of the notorious men who were. He was found guilty of murder and executed by hanging at auschwitz on april 16, 1947. The tattooist of auschwitz sequel prompts concern from camp. Holocaust concentration camps, jewish history, books. Mauthausen commandant franz ziereis the holocaust history. 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. It was built in germany in 1937, and stayed open until 1945. Buchenwald concentration camp simple english wikipedia, the.
Jul 15, 2015 comments off on the concentration camp commandants. Concentration camps other camps holocaust documentary. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Trial of alex bernhard piorkowski, dachau commandant. A historian depicts the concentration camps where many of the holocausts. Karl chmielewski, born 16 july 1903 in frankfurt am main, the city where also anne frank, was born, was a german ss officer and concentration camp commandant. It is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory southeast of the medieval town of dachau, about 16 km 10 mi northwest of munich in the state of bavaria, in southern germany. In a recent german opinion poll, most respondents associated the camps with the persecution and murder of jews. The tattooist of auschwitz sequel prompts concern from. Karl chmielewski a commander of the dutch, herzogenbusch. Images of war nazi concentration camp commandants 19331945 rare photographs from wartime archives by ian baxter isbn. Dachau concentration camp project gutenberg selfpublishing. This book was written by the commandant of auschwitz while he was awaiting trial and execution. It gives a brief overview of the development of the german concentration camp system and how it evolved from a single prison for dissidents and political enemies of the third reich to a wide spread system of death and labour camps throughout nazi occupied europe.
His previous books in this series include hitlers boy soldiers, nazi concentration camp commandants and german army on the eastern front the advance, german army on the eastern front the retreat and nazi concentration camp commandants, the crushing of army group north and the ss waffen division series including ss leibstandarte. In turn, he reported to the inspectorate of concentration camps. The com mandant dir ected the camp headquarters and was responsible for all issues of the nazi concent ration camp. The auschwitz concentration camp commandant stood at the head of the camp personnel and the garrison stationed there.
Nazi concentration camp commandants, 19331945 by ian baxter. On april 16, 1947, rudolph hoess, the infamous kommandant of auschwitz was hanged in his former concentration camp for, crimes against the polish people. Nazi concentration camp commandants 19331945 images of war. Josef kramer, the former commandant of the camp during the time of the jewish skeleton collection project, was arrested at bergenbelsen concentration camp on 17 april 1945 and tried at luneburg in the britishoccupied sector for his crimes, including the murder of jews in the gas chamber at natzweiler. Meet the wives behind the brutal nazi commandants of. He was recommended for the position of camp commandant of stutthof concentration camp near danzig by ss gruppenfuhrer richard glucks, eickes successor as inspector of concentration camps. Sep 26, 2019 the story of theresianstadt, a concentration camp during world war ii for czechoslovakian jews in terezin, close to the german border in czechoslovakia. Theodor eicke, who became the second commandant at dachau in 1933 is the second man from the left in the back row. An insight into the mind of a concentration camps commandant.
About the author rudolf hoess 19001947 was the commandant of auschwitz concentration camp. As always in such cases, what is eerily fascinating is how normal these authors sound. Auschwitz concentration camp on 1 may 1940, hoss was appointed commandant of a prison camp in western poland, a territory germany had incorporated into the province of upper silesia. The task of the ss was not only to guard to prisoners but also to manage the internal organisation of the camp. His interviews with three former concentration camp commandants are unmemorable except. The nazis sent people from all over europe and the. They meet when the german boys father becomes the commandant of the camp. Sakic joined the concentration camp administration in 1941. Members of the british royal artillery 63rd antitank regiment liberated belsen on april 15 and arrested its commandant, josef kramer. Nazi concentration camp commandants, 19331945 by ian.
All books in this series stand on the quality of their. Much has been written about max koegel and fritz suhren, the two commandants of ravensbruck concentration camp for women, but what about their wives, somehow lost in the churn of history. Egon zill has gone down in history as the worst commandant of the dachau concentration camp, although he was never the commandant of the camp. He was the longestserving commandant of auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Mostly the book is comprised of black and white photographs of various concentration camp commandants some posed some candid and some of parts of the camp themselves. Hans aumeier 20 august 1906 28 january 1948 was an ss commander during the nazi era who was the deputy commandant of auschwitz concentration camp. The commandants of the nazi concentration camps english and hebrew edition. Nazi concentration camp commandants, 19331945 ebook by ian. We have all read books about the harsh treatment of jews and others who were sent to concentration camps by hitler but this was the first time i ever read a book from the other side, the first time i ever read a story about an ss. Rudolph hoess a commandant of auschwitz concentration camp has a story that i have never seen before.
Mauthausen concentration camp photos the holocaust history. Set up by the nazis as a showpiece to distract from auschwitz, its inmates witnessed the production of paradise camp, a film to mislead the public about nazi activities in concentration camps. In the popular imagination, the nazi concentration camp now features mainly as a place where jews were taken to be gassed. The commandant directed the camp headquarters and was responsible for all issues of the nazi concentration camp. Kzkommandant, lagerkommandant was the chief commanding position within the ss service of a nazi concentration camp. Egon zill, by now a member of the deaths head formation, was the commandant of dachau concentration camp in 1941. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Anna koegel and elfriede suhren are minor characters in my novel lilac girls, but i still love discovering even the smallest details about them. The death march of the jews from the concentration camp at flossenburg flossenburg, the forgotten camp was the third largest nazi concentration camp in germany. List of books and articles about concentration camps. Buchenwald was one of the first and largest concentration camps built in germany the nazis sent people from all over europe and the soviet union to buchenwald. Egon zill, the worst commandant of dachau, wasnt even a. In december 1944 he was made commandant of bergenbelsen, where he remained until the end. On the downside, appendix 1 lists the concentration camp commandants in alphabetical order giving their names, date of birth, date of death and a brief synopsis of where they commanded.
Theodor eicke, who became the second commandant at dachau in 1933 is. Rudolf hoess, the commander of the auschwitz concentration camp, was. A year later he was appointed as an assistant commandant of jasenovac, southeast of zagreb, the. Mauthausen commandant franz ziereis allowed his eleven year old son to shoot prisoners with a rifle from their front porch. Karl otto koch, the commandant of buchenwald, with his wife, ilse. A year later he was appointed as an assistant commandant of jasenovac, southeast of zagreb, the biggest of the 20odd camps set up by. By april 1945 over 60,000 prisoners were incarcerated in belsen in two camps located 1. Amon leopold goeth was camp commander of the plaszow concentration camp from february 1943 until september 1944. Konzentrationslager auschwitz, also kz auschwitz was a network of german nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the third reich in polish areas annexed by nazi germany during world war ii. The photograph above shows six of the ss men on the staff at dachau in 1934. While awaiting trial, hoess, who knew he would pay for his crimes with his life, sought to renew the spiritual connection he had eschewed as a youth. In the photograph he can be seen standing on his balcony preparing to shoot prisoners. Buchenwald was one of the first and largest concentration camps built in germany. He tested and implemented means to accelerate hitlers plan to systematically.
Mauthausen concentration camp photos, taken near linz, austria, is the focus of the photos by alan jacobs. Having received his deaths head unit training in dachau, he was familiar with all the terrors the camp had to offer its inmates. Very interesting insight into the mind of one of the men responsible for murdering by his own estimation over 2 million people in just a few short years. Ziereis was wounded by allied soldiers and subsequently died some time later from his wounds. Jul 09, 2015 in the popular imagination, the nazi concentration camp now features mainly as a place where jews were taken to be gassed. This continue reading meet the wives behind the brutal nazi. Any book on the subject will help you to come to terms with it, which is. It was used as a training center for ss guards and was a model for other concentration camps the camp was about 300 m. The commandant had complete authority over the camp and the ss garrison. Ian baxter is an avid collector of ww2 photographs. The commandants of the nazi concentration camps english and hebrew edition segev, tom on. After an unschooled education, chmielewski becomes at the age of 16 an incarcassist and carpenter. The commandant of auschwitz iii known from november 1943 as monowitz concentration camp was sshauptsturmfuhrer heinrich schwarz.
Amon goth the villain of the movie schindlers list, was born in 1908 in vienna, austria. 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 camp was located in a heavilyforested and isolated area at an elevation of 800 metres 2,600 ft. Jun 14, 20 egon zill, by now a member of the deaths head formation, was the commandant of dachau concentration camp in 1941. Buchenwald concentration camp simple english wikipedia. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Kzkommandant, lagerkommandant was the chief commanding position within the ss service of a naz i concentration c amp.
He tested and implemented means to accelerate hitlers plan to systematically exterminate the jewish. Nazi concentration camp commandants, 19331945 ebook by. Perhaps if he had been the commandant, he would have been investigated by dr. The prisoners of dachau concentration camp originally were to serve as forced labor for a munition factory, and to expand the camp. Mauthausen concentration camp photos the holocaust. Nazi concentration camp commandants 19331945 paperback.
Rudolf hoess the commandant of the auschwitz concentration. Josef kramer, formerly the ss commandant of auschwitz. He held the highest rank and was the most important member of the camp unit. A promotion to sturmbannfuhrer and commandant of stutthof were approved and he arrived at stutthof in september 1942 to take up his new position. Buchenwald concentration camp was a nazi concentration camp during world war ii. Natzweilerstruthof was the only concentration camp established by the nazis on french territory, though there were frenchrun temporary camps such as the one at drancy. Auschwitz concentration camp project gutenberg self. Using many rare and unpublished images this book identifies and delves into the characters of. The most successful concentration camp commandants were those like hoss and stangl. Imperial war museum, german concentration camps factual survey documentary, 2014.
Using many rare and unpublished images this book identifies and delves into the characters of the notorious men who were instrumental in one. The proceedings of an american military tribunal against alex piorkowski, a former commandant of the dachau concentration camp, started in early january 1947 and piorkowski was sentenced to death by hanging on january 17, 1947. Egon zill became one of the most sadistic commandants in the history of concentration camps. Nazi concentration camp commandants 19331945 images of.
His previous books in this series include hitlers boy soldiers, nazi concentration camp commandants and german army on the eastern front the advance, german army on the eastern front the retreat and nazi concentration camp commandants, the crushing of army group north and the ss waffen division series. This book provides a first hand account about the youth, carrier and the personal participation in the holocaust, extermination of gypsies, russian prisoners and other human beings, of a man that was kommandant at auschwitz, from 1940 until 1943 and then chief of the department of inspectors of the concentration camps. Mauthausen memorial collections, collection mariano constante in august 1938, members of the ss were transferred from dachau concentration camp to mauthausen along with the first prisoners. Camp commandant amon goeth, infamous from the movie. The private photograph album of karl otto koch, the first camp commandant of sachsenhausen concentration camp. Jul 09, 2015 much has been written about max koegel and fritz suhren, the two commandants of ravensbruck concentration camp for women, but what about their wives, somehow lost in the churn of history. From 19381945, more than 100,000 inmates from all over europe were imprisoned in the main camp and its more than 100 subcamps. During this time, he changed the original camp into a huge complex group of camps called auschwitzbirkenau. Read nazi concentration camp commandants, 19331945 by ian baxter available from rakuten kobo.
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