How the British obtained the confessions of Rudolf Höss, commandant of Auschwitz
Rudolf Höss was the first of three successive commandants of the Auschwitz concentration camp. He is often called “the Auschwitz Commandant”, and the general public may know of writings of his as published under the title Commandant of Auschwitz (in German: Kommandant in Auschwitz: Autobiographische Aufzeichnungen des Rudolf Höss). He appeared as a witness before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) in…