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Hans-Jurgen Hoss, the son of Hitler's death camp henchman Rudolf Hoss, meets Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a survivor of the camp that Hans-Jurgen grew up next to, in The Commandant's Shadow.
Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; [note 1] 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was at various points in his life a British prince, a German duke and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918.
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( pronounced [ˈpaʊl ˈluːtvɪç hans ˈantoːn fɔn ˈbɛnəkn̩dɔʁf ʔʊnt fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; abbreviated pronounced [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I. [1] He later became preside...
Germany - Nazi, Holocaust, WW2: When Hitler finally became chancellor, on January 30, 1933, it was not on the crest of a wave of popular support but as the result of backroom political intrigue by Schleicher, Papen, and the president’s son, Oskar von Hindenburg.
Hitler, who had made his headquarters since the summer of 1941 in a remote part of East Prussia, was now completely cut off from the life of the nation he led. He refused to visit the bombed towns, was scarcely ever seen in public, and spoke or broadcast only on rare occasions.
Nazism, totalitarian movement led by Adolf Hitler as head of the Nazi Party in Germany. In its intense nationalism, mass appeal, and dictatorial rule, Nazism shared many elements with Italian fascism. However, Nazism was far more extreme both in its ideas and in its practice.
Number of victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution 1933-1945, by background. Most estimates place the total number of deaths during the Second World War at around 70-85 million people.
