THE HOLOCAUST HISTORY

J. Kuenzli, Bell 3A

HITLER

Hitler was born in small Austrian town on April 20, 1889. Hitler wanted to

be an artist as young man. Hitler father Alais died on January 1903. Hitler

joined the German army during WW1. Hitler job as a soldier was to test

gas masks. Hitler rose to power by preaching hate and violence, then Hitler

was leader of Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Hitler lost WW1 and

blamed on Jews. Hitler marries Eva Brawn on April 28, 1945 at midnight

then he kills his wife and kills him self on the same day.

HITLER

Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler review the SS Leibstandarte "Adolf Hitler" in a ceremony at the

seventh Reichsparteitag (Reich Party Day) in Nuremberg

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GAS CHAMBER

Before Jews wen into the gas chambers the Jews divided into two group.

The left group consisted of the elderly, the pregnant, and the sick. In the

right group the young and healthy were at. The left group went into the gas

chambers. The right group went to work. Nazi maid life impossible for

Jews, and Nazi demanded Jews hand over their money and other

things.10,000 Jews were gassed per day at Auschwits. Firs gas chamber

developed at the “Euthanasia”.

GAS CHAMBER

Gas chamber in the main camp of Auschwitz immediately after

liberation. Poland, January 1945.

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SCHUTZSTAFFEL

SS is the most powerful organization in the third

reich. SS stands for ( schutzstaffel ), or “defense

echelon”. Heinrich Himmler is in charge of

schutzstaffel. 1929- 1933 SS became the security of

the party head auarters. By mit 1934 SS took control

of political police. 1934 Gestopo became part of

schutzstaffel.

SCHUTZSTAFFEL

SS chief Heinrich Himmler.

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DR. JOSEF MENGELE

Dr. Josef Mengele was the Nazi official who often

did selection at Auschwitz. He would decide who

would live and who would die.

DR. JOSEF MENGELE

Josef Mengele, German physician and SS captain. In

1943, he was named SS garrison physician

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