1940
Massacre
2.5 million are exterminated under his command
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Auschwitz in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
2.5 million are exterminated under his command
Appointed Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp
Heinrich Himmler tells H”ss that Hitler had given orders for the final solution"
600 Russian prisoners of war are gassed, 1st experiment with Zykon B
600 Russian prisoners of war are gassed, 1st experiment with Zykon B
Mass gassing of Jews using Zyklon-B begins at Auschwitz
Appointed Medical Officer at Auschwitz-Birkenau, gains the nickname "Angel of Death"
Appointed Chief Doctor at Birkenau by Henrich Himmler
Appointed Chief Doctor at Birkenau by Henrich Himmler
Executes about 400,000 Hungarian Jews alone at Auschwitz in the summer of 1944
Hoess is executed for his part played in the slaughter at Auschwitz
Provenance
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