People in Auschwitz (Published in Association with the United States Holocaust Me)

Nahezu emotionslos und darum mit um so eindrücklicherer Sachlichkeit dokumentiert Hermann Langbein mit den Aussagen von Opfern und Tätern den Alltag in Auschwitz. Bei seinen Protokollen hat er sich von dem Grundsatz leiten lassen, daß die Wahrheit über den Massenmord im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert genauso den Verzicht auf die Dämonisierung der Mörder wie auf die Apotheose der Opfer verlange. »Die Anklage gilt der unmenschlichen Situation, die das nationalsozialistische System bewirkt.« (Quelle: [S. Fischer Verlag](https://www.fischerverlage.de/buch/hermann-langbein-menschen-in-auschwitz-9783596310869)) Hermann Langbein was allowed to know and see extraordinary things forbidden to other Auschwitz inmates. Interned at Auschwitz in 1942 and classified as a non-Jewish political prisoner, he was assigned as clerk to the chief SS physician of the extermination camp complex, which gave him access to documents, conversations, and actions that would have remained unknown to history were it not for his witness and his subsequent research. Also a member of the Auschwitz resistance, Langbein sometimes found himself in a position to influence events, though at his peril.

People in Auschwitz is very different from other works on the most infamous of Nazi annihilation centers. Langbein's account is a scrupulously scholarly achievement intertwining his own experiences with quotations from other inmates, SS guards and administrators, civilian industry and military personnel, and official documents. Whether his recounting deals with captors or inmates, Langbein analyzes the events and their context objectively, in an unemotional style, rendering a narrative that is unique in the history of the Holocaust. This monumental book helps us comprehend what has so tenaciously challenged understanding.

hermann Langbein Was Allowed To Know And See Extraordinary Things Forbidden To Other Auschwitz Inmates. Interned At Auschwitz In 1942 And Classified As A Non-jewish Political Prisoner, He Was Assigned As Clerk To The Chief Ss Physician Of The Extermination Camp Complex, Which Gave Him Access To Documents, Conversations, And Actions That Would Have Remained Unknown To History Were It Not For His Witness And His Subsequent Research. Also A Member Of The Auschwitz Resistance, Langbein Sometimes Found Himself In A Position To Influence Events, Though At His Peril.

people In Auschwitz Is Very Different From Other Works On The Most Infamous Of Nazi Annihilation Centers. Langbein's Account Is A Scrupulously Scholarly Achievement Intertwining His Own Experiences With Quotations From Other Inmates, Ss Guards And Administrators, Civilian Industry And Military Personnel, And Official Documents. Whether His Recounting Deals With Captors Or Inmates, Langbein Analyzes The Events And Their Context Objectively, In An Unemotional Style, Rendering A Narrative That Is Unique In The History Of The Holocaust. This Monumental Book Helps Us Comprehend What Has So Tenaciously Challenged Understanding.

"Hermann Langbein was allowed to know and see extraordinary things forbidden to other Auschwitz inmates. Interned there in 1942 and classified as a non-Jewish political prisoner, his assignment as clerk to the chief SS physician of the extermination camp complex allowed his access to documents, conversations, and actions that would have remained unknown to history were it not for his witness and his subsequent research. Also a member of the Auschwitz resistance, he sometimes found himself in a position to influence events, though at his peril." "People in Auschwitz is very different from other works on the most infamous of Nazi annihilation centers. Langbein's account is a scrupulously scholarly achievement intertwining his own experiences with quotations from other inmates, SS guards and administrators, civilian industry and military personnel, and official documents. Whether his recounting deals with captors or inmates, Langbein addresses and analyzes the events and their context objectively, in an unemotional style, rendering a narrative that is unique in the history of the Holocaust. This monumental book helps one to comprehend what has so tenaciously challenged understanding."--Jacket Author's rationale The camp and its jargon The history of the extermination camp Numbers The prisoners Under the power of the camp The Muselmann The inmate and death Music and games Canada The VIPs Jewish VIPs Creating accomplices The Sonderkommando The inmate infirmary Those born in Auschwitz Resistance The jailers The guards People, not devils The commandant SS leaders Physicians in the SS Dr. Wirths Subordinates of the SS leaders Sexuality Reactions of human nature Frank and Pestek Civilians in Auschwitz Afterward Inmates after liberation SS members after the war Conclusion and warning In a sociological study of the concentration camps, H.G. Adler, who had first-hand experience of them, writes: "The problems of Nazism represent nothing but an extreme-admittedly insanely extreme-special case of conditions or possibilities that are encountered in modern society all over the world, at least latently and often manifestly...Cruelty and deindividualization are what make a concentration camp possible; both have to be systematically fostered for it to exist and become what it is: a place of absolute and ultimate subjugation beyond the bounds of a life worth living." Auschwitz survivor Hermann Langbein provides a comprehensive look at the daily lives of inmates as well as SS and civilian personnel at the most famous of the death camps. Langbein uses extensive postwar research in addition to his own experience as a clerk for the camp's chief doctor