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I became the Commandant of a new camp, Auschwitz
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The Commandant's Shadow

I became the Commandantof a new camp, Auschwitz. I, myself, hadn't expected to be...

I became the Commandant
of a new camp, Auschwitz. I, myself, hadn't expected to be promoted
to Commandant so soon, and it wasn't an easy task

Full Transcript

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I became the Commandant of a new camp, Auschwitz.
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I, myself, hadn't expected to be promoted to Commandant so soon,
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and it wasn't an easy task.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:26
Uploaded
Apr 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Snowstorm Productions,Creators,New Mandate Films

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Movie Summary

Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.
Out of nothing, and without any resources, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:09
Out of nothing, and without any resources,
Auschwitz became a Jew camp, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:17
Auschwitz became a Jew camp,
There wasn't much conversation about Auschwitz in my family. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
There wasn't much conversation about Auschwitz in my fa...
For me, it's pretty difficult to kind of - The Commandant's Shadow 00:09
For me, it's pretty difficult to kind of
I think my dad probably, subconsciously, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:16
I think my dad probably, subconsciously,
The way in which my mother found some kind of way - The Commandant's Shadow 00:17
The way in which my mother found some kind of way
I'm the wrong mother for my daughter. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:10
I'm the wrong mother for my daughter.
I considered the National Socialist worldview to be - The Commandant's Shadow 00:08
I considered the National Socialist worldview to be
Antisemitism is nothing new. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:27
Antisemitism is nothing new.
Once, two little children were so absorbed into their game - The Commandant's Shadow 00:19
Once, two little children were so absorbed into their game
I also saw a woman who tried to push her children - The Commandant's Shadow 00:21
I also saw a woman who tried to push her children
Germany was finished for me. I don't belong there. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:13
Germany was finished for me. I don't belong there.
But I decided that it was time to get my citizenship. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
But I decided that it was time to get my citizenship.
My grandfather, obviously he somehow swallowed, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:26
My grandfather, obviously he somehow swallowed,
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Look at The Frog King. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:05
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Look at The Frog King.
Oh, my God. Come on in. I have to go on-- I'm a little - The Commandant's Shadow 00:19
Oh, my God. Come on in. I have to go on-- I'm a little
Yeah. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:06
Yeah.
Don't want to talk about it anymore. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:10
Don't want to talk about it anymore.
Sometimes, I even thought, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:28
Sometimes, I even thought,
All that's history, I think. What can I do? What can I say? - The Commandant's Shadow 00:27
All that's history, I think. What can I do? What can I ...