Rudolf HoessRudolf Hoess was the first and longest serving commander of Auschwitz. Hoess followed his orders closely but he also drew on his experiences in other camps to create more efficient methods of camp management and later, of exterminating inmates. Hoess was replaced in late 1943 but not before he had transformed Auschwitz-Birkenau into the largest death camp in occupied Europe. Hoess was himself captured by the Allies, put on trial and Nuremberg and hanged. -
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Julius StreicherJulius Streicher was one of Nazi Germany’s most hateful anti-Semites.After the war Streicher became involved in nationalist politics and his anti-Semitic attitudes hardened. He joined several right-wing groups but his angry and sometimes language about Jews bothered people. Streicher made children books about Jewish malevolence and how to respond to it.Sentenced to hang at Nuremberg, Streicher went to the gallows unrepentant, still cursing the Jews.
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