Confession by Rudolf Hoess, Kommandant of Auschwitz, to the killing of two million prisoners of war 16 March 1946.jpg

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Statement made voluntarily at Gaol by Rudolf HOESS former commandant of Auschwitz Concentration Camp on 16th day of March 1946

I personally arranged on orders received from Himmler in May 1941 the gassing of two million persons between June/July 1941 and the end of 1943 during which time I was commandant of Auschwitz.

Signed

Rudolf Höss

SS-Ostubaf

Fr. Cdt. R. Auschwitz-Birkenau

Witnessed

This 16th day of March 1946 at (-) Gaol, Girmany

Countersigned : – J. [unknown]