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Foreign News
March 20, 1946
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Rudolph Hoess, former Auschwitz commandant, confessed to British authorities on March 16 to arranging the gassing of 2,000,000 Jews and others at the camp from 1941 to 1943, on Himmler's orders. He was arrested on March 8.
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Hoess Confesses
Killing 2,000,000
At Horror Camp
Berlin, March 20. -- (AP) - The gassing of 2,000,000 Jews and other persons at the Auschwitz horror camp has been admitted in a signed statement given to British authorities by Rudolph Hoess, 46-year-old commandant of the camp, who was arrested on March 8.
Hoess, who was found hiding out on a farm, signed the confession on March 16, British officials declared. They quoted Hoess' statement as saying:
"I personally arranged, on orders received from Himmler in May, 1941, the gassing of 2,000,000 persons between June and July 1941 and the end of 1943, during which I was commandant at Auschwitz."
Killing 2,000,000
At Horror Camp
Berlin, March 20. -- (AP) - The gassing of 2,000,000 Jews and other persons at the Auschwitz horror camp has been admitted in a signed statement given to British authorities by Rudolph Hoess, 46-year-old commandant of the camp, who was arrested on March 8.
Hoess, who was found hiding out on a farm, signed the confession on March 16, British officials declared. They quoted Hoess' statement as saying:
"I personally arranged, on orders received from Himmler in May, 1941, the gassing of 2,000,000 persons between June and July 1941 and the end of 1943, during which I was commandant at Auschwitz."
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Hoess Confession
Auschwitz Gassing
Nazi Commandant
Himmler Orders
Holocaust Victims
What entities or persons were involved?
Rudolph Hoess
Himmler
Where did it happen?
Auschwitz
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Auschwitz
Event Date
May 1941 To End Of 1943
Key Persons
Rudolph Hoess
Himmler
Outcome
gassing of 2,000,000 jews and other persons
Event Details
Rudolph Hoess admitted in a signed statement to British authorities that he personally arranged the gassing of 2,000,000 persons at Auschwitz on orders from Himmler in May 1941, between June 1941 and the end of 1943 while he was commandant.