Birth of Rudolph Hoess
Birth of Rudolph Hoess
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoess Biography and Timeline
Follow Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoess through 15 dated historical records for Germany.
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoess, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1900–1947Years on this page
1900
1922
NSDAP
Appointed Member of Nazi Party
1933
SS
Appointed Member of Waffen SS. Appointed Member of SS
1934
SS
Appointed Member of Deathshead Formation (Totenkopf Verband)
1938
Adjutant
Appointed Adjutant of Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Role range: 1933-1945
Administrator
Appointed Administrator of Dachau concentration camp
Role range: 1933-1945
Dachau
Appointed Administrator of Dachau concentration camp
Role range: 1933-1945
1940
Commandant
Appointed Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1943
1941
Commandant
Heinrich Himmler tells H”ss that Hitler had given orders for the final solution"
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1943
1942
Execution
Mass gassing of Jews using Zyklon-B begins at Auschwitz
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1943
1943
Chief Inspector
Appointed Chief Inspector of the concentration camps
Role range: 1939-1945
1944
Execution
An SS report, a true pioneer in this area because of his new ideas
Role range: 1939-1945
Execution
Executes about 400,000 Hungarian Jews alone at Auschwitz in the summer of 1944
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1943
1946
Arrest of Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoess
Arrested by Allied military police, under the name of Franz Lang
Role range: 1939-1945
1947
Execution
Hoess is executed for his part played in the slaughter at Auschwitz
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.