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  1. Otto Adolf Eichmann (/ ˈ aɪ k m ə n / EYEKH-mən, German: [ˈɔtoː ˈʔaːdɔlf ˈʔaɪçman]; 19 March 1906 – 1 June 1962) was a German-Austrian official of the Nazi Party, an officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and one of the major organisers of the Holocaust.

  2. May 27, 2024 · Adolf Eichmann (born March 19, 1906, Solingen, Germany—died May 31, 1962, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a German high official who was hanged by the State of Israel for his part in the Holocaust, the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II.

  3. Aug 30, 2018 · Adolf Eichmann was one of the most pivotal actors in the implementation of theFinal Solution.” Charged with managing and facilitating the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and killing centers in the German-occupied East, he was among the major organizers of the Holocaust.

  4. More than 100 witnesses testified during the fourteen-week trial, which ended with the announcement of the verdict on December 11. Eichmann was convicted on 15 counts of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and membership in a criminal organization.

  5. The Eichmann trial was the 1961 trial in Israel of major Holocaust perpetrator Adolf Eichmann who was captured in Argentina by Israeli agents and brought to Israel to stand trial. The capturing of Eichmann was criticized by the United Nations, calling it a "violation of the sovereignty of a Member State".

  6. May 2, 2019 · The man in the back seat was one of the world’s most notorious war criminals: Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi official who helped Germany carry out the mass murder of 6 million Jews during World War II....

  7. Adolf Eichmann was an Austrian-born SS officer principally responsible for coordinating the Nazi German implementation of the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question.”

  8. Adolf Eichmann was born in Solingen, Germany in 1906. In 1932 Eichmann joined the Nazi party and the SS. His first five years of service in the ranks of the Nazi party and the SS contained nothing that could point to his future overwhelmingly crucial role in the practical execution of a plan which aimed to murder Jews wherever they could be ...

  9. As head of the Gestapo's section for Jewish affairs, Eichmann coordinated with Gestapo chief Heinrich Mueller on a plan to expel Jews from Greater Germany to Poland, which set the pattern for future deportations. For those and other charges, Eichmann was found guilty and sentenced to death.

  10. Adolf Eichmann was a key figure in implementing the “Final Solution,” the Nazi plan to kill Europe's Jews. Learn more through key dates and events.

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