Rudolf Höss - Wikipedia
Höss was the longest-serving commandant of Auschwitz Concentration Camp (from 4 May 1940 to November 1943, and again from 8 May 1944 to 18 January 1945). He tested and …
Rudolf Franz Höss - Encyclopedia Britannica
Nov 22, 2024 · Rudolf Hoss, German soldier and Nazi official who served as commandant of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp complex (1940–45) during a period when as …
Rudolf Höss - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also Höß, Hoeß, or Hoess; 25 November 1901 – 16 April 1947) [1] [2] was a high-ranking member of the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) during World War II. He was in …
The Real History Behind ‘The Zone of Interest’ and Rudolf Höss
Jan 4, 2024 · The Zone of Interest envisions the everyday lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, rarely venturing beyond their villa’s borders to acknowledge the atrocities …
Rudolf Höss - Jewish Virtual Library
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was the Nazi commandant of the Auschwitz extermination camp. Höss was born on November 25, 1900, in Baden-Baden, a town in southwest Germany. In …
World Wars: Rudolf Höss - Commandant of Auschwitz - BBC
Feb 17, 2011 · Höss's long career in concentration camps prepared him step-by-step for the moment when the gassings began at Auschwitz, thereby allowing him carry on, calmly and …
Rudolf Höss, The Nazi Architect Of Mass Murder At Auschwitz
Jul 8, 2023 · As commandant of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, Rudolf Höss oversaw the deaths of about 1 million people between 1940 and 1945. He turned …
A House at Auschwitz Opens Its Doors to a Chilling Past
17 hours ago · But the house in Oswiecim, southern Poland, once the home of the death camp’s wartime commandant, Rudolf Höss, was “a great place to raise children,” said Grazyna …
Höss, Rudolf - Holocaust Encyclopedia
Rudolf Höss (25 Nov. 1901 – 16 April 1947), SS Obersturmbannführer, served at the Dachau Concentration Camp from December 1934 until 1938, then at the Sachsenhausen Camp until …
The execution of Auschwitz Commander Rudolf Höss
On 16 April 1947, Rudolf Höss was hanged in the courtyard next to the former crematorium of Auschwitz. Höss was the Commander of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination …