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Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz QUOTES

1 " In Britain, these Jewish refugees were greeted with a mixture of grudging acceptance by some and open hostility by others. "

― Thomas Harding , Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz

2 " The British government had become fearful of how its citizens would react to a wave of Jewish refugees from Germany, and had clamped down on immigration. "

― Thomas Harding , Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz

3 " At the time there were no consequences to consider. It didn’t occur to me that I would be held responsible. You see, in Germany it was understood that if something went wrong, then the man who gave the orders was responsible. "

― Thomas Harding , Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz

4 " Meiner Meinung nach war Höss der Mann, der am meisten Verantwortung für die Zustände in Auschwitz trug. Er war derjenige, der für alle Lager in der Gegend zuständig war. Reichsführer Himmler ist natürlich für alle Konzentrationslager zuständig. Zu keinem Zeitpunkt habe ich irgendwelche schriftlichen Befehle in Bezug auf die Konzentrationslager gesehen. "

― Thomas Harding , Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz