2: Orders and Initiatives | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Duration: 48'09''

Synopsis

Originally a Prisoner of War camp for Soviet soldiers, SS Commander Rudolf Hoss oversaw the transition of Auschwitz from a political camp to a place to murder thousands of people.

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