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Taken prisoner by the british, he was handed over to the poles, tried, sentenced to death, and taken back to auschwitz and there hanged. The autobiography of rudolf hoess, international affairs, volume 36, issue 3, 1 july 1960. Extract from written evidence of rudolf hoss, commander of the. The royalties from this macabre but historically important book go to the fund set up to help the few survivors from the auschwitz camps. Robert van pelts evidence from the irving trial critically. Commandant of auschwitz the autobiography of rudolf hoess. Rudolf hoess was the first commandant at auschwitz concentration camp in poland.
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