Rudolf Hoss
About
Notorious Nazi who served as the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where millions of Jews were killed on his watch. He was ultimately hanged to death for his crimes in 1947.
Before Fame
He grew up in a strict Catholic household and served at a military hospital during World War I.
Trivia
His handwritten confession is displayed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Family Life
He married Hedwig Hensel in 1929 and had children named Ingebrigitt, Klaus, Hans-Rudolf, Heidetraut and Annegret.
Associated With
He oversaw the murders carried about by the likes of Josef Mengele at Auschwitz.
