Summary of Rudolf Hoss's Death Dealer

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#1 Eichmann told me about the killings using engine exhaust gas in the gas vans, and how they had been used in the East until now. He wanted to find a gas that was easy to produce and one that would require no special installations. He returned to Berlin to report to Himmler.

#2 The killing of the Russian POWs was continued, but no longer in Block 11 because it took at least two days to air out the building. The morgue of the crematory was used to gas the Russians. The destruction of the Jews began in September 1941 or January 1942.

#3 Eichmann brought an order from Himmler that specified that the gold teeth were to be pulled from the bodies, and the hair was to be cut from the dead women. This work was done by a special group of Jews. The sick who could not be brought to the gassing rooms were simply killed with small- caliber weapons.

#4 Eichmann had a standing order to find and eliminate all mass graves in the Eastern Sector. He was working under a disguise called 1005, which was actually a unit of Jews who were shot after completing their jobs. The gas supply was not enough to kill, so the Jews were used in the arms factories outside the camp.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822535770

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Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

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Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Eichmann told me about the killings using engine exhaust gas in the gas vans, and how they had been used in the East until now. He wanted to find a gas that was easy to produce and one that would require no special installations. He returned to Berlin to report to Himmler.

#2

The killing of the Russian POWs was continued, but no longer in Block 11 because it took at least two days to air out the building. The morgue of the crematory was used to gas the Russians. The destruction of the Jews began in September 1941 or January 1942.

#3

Eichmann brought an order from Himmler that specified that the gold teeth were to be pulled from the bodies, and the hair was to be cut from the dead women. This work was done by a special group of Jews. The sick who could not be brought to the gassing rooms were simply killed with small- caliber weapons.

#4

Eichmann had a standing order to find and eliminate all mass graves in the Eastern Sector. He was working under a disguise called 1005, which was actually a unit of Jews who were shot after completing their jobs. The gas supply was not enough to kill, so the Jews were used in the arms factories outside the camp.

#5

The selection of the able-bodied Jews was supposed to be made by SS doctors, but it often happened that officers of the protective custody camp and the Labor Department chose the prisoners without my knowledge or approval. The conflict of interest was exacerbated by the increased demands for prisoner labor made by the Ministry of Supply and the Todt Organization.

#6

The two large crematories were built in the winter of 1942-43 and brought into service in the spring of 1943. They could burn about 2,000 bodies in less than 24 hours. The two smaller crematories were built in the spring of 1943 and could burn about 1,500 bodies in 24 hours.

#7

The three railway tracks between Sectors B and II in Birkenau were supposed to be rebuilt as a railroad station with a roof. The railroad was to be extended to Crematories IV and V, so that the unloading process would be hidden from the eyes of unauthorized people.

#8

The report that announced the arrival of the Jews designated as Transport-Jews was followed by this notice: This transport is to be included in the given orders and is subject to special treatment. The Jews who were taken to the camp by order of Eichmann's office, RSHA IV B4, were designated as Transport-Jews.

#9

The Action Reinhardt was the code name for the collecting, sorting, and use of all items acquired as a result of the Jews’ transports and their extermination. Any member of the SS who laid their hands on Jewish property was punished with death on Himmler’s order.

#10

The jewelry and money that were found on the Jews were sent to the Reichsbank, and the watches were sent to Sachsenhausen. The gold was melted into bars and sent to the Sanitary Office Headquarters.

#11

The process of extermination in Auschwitz took place as follows: Jews selected for gassing were taken as quietly as possible to the crematories. The men were already separated from the women. In the undressing chamber, prisoners of the Sonderkommandos, who were specially chosen for this purpose, would tell them in their own language that they were going to be bathed and deloused, and that they must leave their clothing neatly together.

#12

The entire process of the