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Sep 28, 2017 · Here, we tell you about a love story between a Nazi concentration camp prisoner and an SS Guard at Auschwitz. Helena Citronova (left) and Franz Wunsch (right) fell in love at Auschwitz. In September 1935, the Reichstag (the parliament during the Third Reich) voted unanimously to for the passing of the Law for the Protection of German Blood and ...
At Auschwitz. After the War. Cultural influence. References. Helena Citrónová ( Hebrew: הלנה ציטרון; 26 August 1922 – 4 June 2007) [1] [2] was a Slovak Holocaust survivor. At the Auschwitz concentration camp, she had a romantic relationship with the Austrian SS- Unterscharführer Franz Wunsch.
Franz Wunsch, born in Drasenhofen on 21 March 1922 in Lower Austria, came to Auschwitz as an SS storm trooper at the age of just 20. He had joined the SS shortly after his 18 th birthday and by the time he entered service had already served on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
Nov 17, 2021 · Love it Was Not is a stunning documentary by Israeli director Maya Sarfaty about a romance between young Franz Wunsch, an Austrian SS Guard, and Helena Citron, a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz.
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Nov 5, 2021 · Culture. A Jewish prisoner. An SS officer. A forbidden relationship. An absolutely stunning documentary. Guilt and Ambivalence: “Love It Was Not” depicts the relationship between SS officer Franz...
In the hellhole of Auschwitz, where 1,100,000 million people were murdered – 960,000 of them Jews – a Jewish prisoner named Helena Citronova and a Nazi SS Lance Corporal named Franz Wunsch developed feelings for one another. Their relationship saved the life of Helena’s sister Rozinka.
Feb 14, 2018 · The Nazi in question was an Austrian SS-Rottenführer (lance corporal) Franz Wunsch. “During the lunch break”, Helena recalled, “the Kapo asked us if any of us could sing or recite something nice, as it was the birthday of the SS man.” Helena was one of those chosen to sing. The officer was absolutely taken with her.
