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Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz
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dead
- born
- 1901
- died
- 1947
- age at death
- 45
- known for
- war criminal, military officer, politician
1901 – 1947
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who rudolf höss is
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a German SS officer, the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and a war criminal. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he lived under a false name until discovered by the British, who then turned him over to Polish authorities. Höss was convicted in Poland and executed for war crimes committed on the prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and for his role in the Holocaust.
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