Who was Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss?
Q: Who was Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss?
A: Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a high-ranking member of the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) during World War II. He was in charge of Auschwitz concentration camp for about four years from 4 May 1940-18 January 1945.
Q: What did the Nazis call their plan to exterminate the Jewish people in Europe?
A: The Nazis called this plan the "Final Solution".
Q: How did Höss test and start using different ways of killing people more quickly at Auschwitz?
A: At Auschwitz, Höss tested and started using Zyklon B, a pesticide with hydrogen cyanide in it, to kill prisoners in gas chambers. This allowed Nazi soldiers at Auschwitz to murder 2,000 people every hour.
Q: When did Höss join the Nazi Party and SS?
A: Höss joined the Nazi Party in 1922, and joined the SS in 1934.
Q: How long was he Commandant (commander) at Auschwitz?
A: From 4 May 1940 to November 1943, and again from 8 May 1944 to 18 January 1945, he was in charge of Auschwitz.
Q: How many people were murdered at Auschwitz before Nazi Germany lost World War II?
A: Before Nazi Germany lost World War II, more than a million people were murdered at Auschwitz.
Q: What happened after he was found guilty at a trial in Warsaw, Poland?
A: After he was found guilty at a trial in Warsaw, Poland., Höss was hanged in 1947.
