Described as one of the greatest mass-murderers in history, Rudolf
Hoss, was born in Baden-Baden, on the edge of Germany's Black
Forest region, on 11 December 1901\. As a child, his aim was to
join the priesthood, but in his early youth he became disillusioned
with religion and turned instead to the Army. Hoss joined the 21st
Regiment of Dragoons, his father's and grandfather's old regiment,
at the age of just 14\. He served with the Ottoman Army in its
fight against the British, serving in Palestine and being present
at the Siege of Kut-el-Amara. During this period, he was promoted
to the rank of Feldwebel, becoming, at that time, the youngest
Non-commissioned officer in the German Army. He was also decorated,
receiving among other awards the Iron Cross, First and Second
class. In the midst of the political upheavals in post-war Germany,
Hoss was drawn to the hard-line philosophies of Adolph Hitler,
joining the Nazi Party in 1922\. His ruthless commitment to the
Nazi cause saw him convicted of participating in at least one
political assassination, for which he spent six years in prison.
Predictably, Hoss joined the SS and in 1934 became a Blockfuhrer,
or Block Leader, at Dachau concentration camp. His ruthless
dedication led to him becoming the adjutant to the camp commandant
at another concentration camp, Sachsenhausen. Then, in May 1940,
Hoss was given command of his own camp near the town of Auschwitz.
In June 1941, Hoss was told that Auschwitz had been selected as the
site for the Final Solution of the Jewish question. Hoss set about
his task with relish, and a determination to kill as many Jews as
quickly and efficiently as possible. By his own estimation, he was
responsible for the deaths of at least 3,000,000,000 individuals.
Justice caught up with Hoss after the German surrender when he was
arrested on 11 March 1946, after a year posing as a gardener under
a false name. He was found guilty of war crimes and was hanged on
16 April 1947.
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