Operation Hoss or Aktion Hoss was the codename for the mass
deportation of Hungarian Jews and their murder in the gas chambers
of Birkenau extermination camp. Between 14 May and 9 July 1944,
420,000 Jews were sent to Auschwitz from Hungary, or about 12,000
per day. On arrival some twenty-five percent were selected for
forced labour while the remainder were immediately gassed. The name
of this atrocity came from Rudolf Hoss, who returned as the
commandant of Auschwitz to increase the killing capacity and ensure
the smooth running of the operation. The specially built railway
line into Birkenau from Auschwitz made transports to the camp more
efficient enabling the SS to increase the daily killing capacity.
After the war, SS Adolf Eichmann, who had organized the
deportations from Hungary, boasted that Operation Hoss was `an
achievement never matched before or since`. This shocking book
tells the story of this inhuman venture from its conception and
planning, and though to the bitter, tragic end.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Images of War |
| Release date: |
November 2022 |
| Authors: |
Ian Baxter
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
144 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-06290-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-399-06290-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781399062909 |
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