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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rudolf_HössRudolf Höss - Wikipedia

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   Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also Höß, Hoeß, or Hoess; German:; 25 November 1901 – 16 April 1947) was a German SS officer and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II , he was convicted in Poland and executed for war crimes committed on the prisoners of the Auschwitz ...

2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-real-historyThe Real History Behind 'The Zone of Interest' and Rudolf Höss

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   Jan 4, 2024 · These peaceful domestic scenes masked a dark reality: Rudolf was the Nazi officer in charge of Auschwitz, the concentration and extermination camp where the Nazis killed an estimated 1.1...

3. www.britannica.com › biography › Rudolf-Franz-HossRudolf Franz Höss - Encyclopedia Britannica

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Rudolf Franz Höss (born November 25, 1900, Baden-Baden, Germany—died April 16, 1947, Auschwitz [Oświęcim], Poland) was a German soldier and Nazi partisan who served as commandant of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp complex (1940–45) during a period when as many as 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 inmates perished there. After ...

4. www.annefrank.org › en › timelineThe execution of Auschwitz Commander Rudolf Höss

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   April 16, 1947 Oświęcim. 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 camp. In this role, he was responsible for the deaths of nearly one million Jews and other prisoners in the camp.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › history › worldwarsWorld Wars: Rudolf Höss - Commandant of Auschwitz - BBC

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   Feb 17, 2011 · Rudolf Höss - Commandant of Auschwitz. By Laurence Rees. Last updated 2011-02-17. Auschwitz is a place of unparalleled horror and the site of the largest mass murder in history. Laurence Rees...

6. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org › rudolf-h-ouml-ssRudolf Höss - Jewish Virtual Library

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   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 high school, he trained for the priesthood yet his father’s death and the outset of World War I changed those career plans.

7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Rudolf_HössRudolf Höss - Wikiwand

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   Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a German SS officer and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he was convicted in Poland and executed for war crimes committed on the prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and for his role in the Holocaust.