Commanders of Auschwitz: The SS Officers Who Ran the Largest Naziconcentration Camp - 1940-1945

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The book provides a comprehensive account of the SS officers at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most notorious concentration camp during the Holocaust. It begins with a historical overview and the camp's command structure, followed by the evacuation and liberation events. The second part features biographical entries of 162 officers, detailing their ranks, positions, and roles, including commandants and medical staff. Accompanied by over 140 rare photographs, this work fills significant gaps in existing literature about those who wielded power within the camp.