The Auschwitz Kommandant : A Daughter's Search for the Father She Never Knew

A unique insider's view of the dark heart of the Third Reich, The Auschwitz Kommandant is also the tragic tale of a family torn apart, and will open the eyes of even the most well-read historian. Barbara Cherish’s Upbringing In Nazi-occupied Poland Was One Of Relative Wealth And Comfort. But Her Father’s Senior Position In The Nazi Party Meant That She And Her Brothers And Sisters Lived On A Knife Edge. In 1943 He Became Commandant Of Perhaps The Most Infamous Of All The Concentration Camps: Auschwitz. The Author Tells Her Father’s Story With Clarity And Without Judgement, Detailing His Relationship With His Family And His Unceasing Love For His Mistress, As Well As The Very Separate Life He Led As A Senior Officer Of The Ss. Captured By The Us Army At The End Of The War, He Was Held At Dachau And Nuremberg Before Being Extradited To Poland. He Was Tried In The ‘auschwitz Trial’ At Krakow, Found Guilty Of War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity And Executed In January 1948. A Unique Insider’s View Of The Dark Heart Of The Third Reich, It Is Also A Heartbreaking Tale Of A Family Torn Apart That Will Open The Eyes Of Even The Most Well-read Historian. Detailing an uncommon upbringing of relative wealth and comfort in World War II Poland, this record spotlights the childhood of a prominent Nazi's daughter. Depicting her father's ascension to command Auschwitz, the most infamous of all concentration camps, the author reveals his relationship with his family, his unceasing love for his mistress, and the very separate life he led as a senior officer of the S.S. Chronicling his capture at the end of the war, this narrative also documents his imprisonment at Dachau and Nuremburg, his sentencing at the Auschwitz Trial in Krakow, and his subsequent execution. Recounting a shocking tale with clarity and without judgment, this riveting autobiography embodies one woman's unwavering mission to resolve her own past. 'The Auschwitz Kommandant' is the story of the author's search for the truth about her father, a memoir of her journey of discovery into one of he bleakest periods in European history