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On the 11th of March, I was arrested
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The Commandant's Shadow

On the 11th of March, I was arrested. My poison ampule hadbroken two days before. I was...

On the 11th of March, I was arrested. My poison ampule had
broken two days before. I was treated very badly
by the field security police. I was paraded around
like a particularly interesting animal. The interrogations were not very pleasant. I cannot resent the interrogators.
They were all Jews

Full Transcript

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On the 11th of March, I was arrested.
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My poison ampule had broken two days before.
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I was treated very badly by the field security police.
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I was paraded around like a particularly interesting animal.
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The interrogations were not very pleasant.
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I cannot resent the interrogators. They were all Jews.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:21
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.
I'm gonna see Mom now, and I'm gonna show her - The Commandant's Shadow 00:14
I'm gonna see Mom now, and I'm gonna show her
On the 25th of May, our wedding anniversary of all days, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
On the 25th of May, our wedding anniversary of all days,
You darling little fellow, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:16
You darling little fellow,
With a very small "a," I think of myself as an activist. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:31
With a very small "a," I think of myself as an act...
Hi Mom - The Commandant's Shadow 02:08
Hi Mom
So this is Oswiecim, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:21
So this is Oswiecim,
When this possibility came up that I could accompany - The Commandant's Shadow 00:27
When this possibility came up that I could accompany
The Hösses and I met for the first time in the cafe - The Commandant's Shadow 00:20
The Hösses and I met for the first time in the cafe
- Ja. - Hello. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:14
- Ja. - Hello.
Yeah. I understand that. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:05
Yeah. I understand that.
By the will of the Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:11
By the will of the Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler,
When he personally gave me the order to prepare a place - The Commandant's Shadow 00:15
When he personally gave me the order to prepare a place
This order was unusual. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:12
This order was unusual.
I had to witness death itself through the spyhole of the gas chamber. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:07
I had to witness death itself through the spyhole of the gas...
I had to witness all the processes. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:28
I had to witness all the processes.
I think there is no one else that did what he did on such a scale - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
I think there is no one else that did what he did on such a...
May the public continue seeing in me the bloodthirsty beast, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:29
May the public continue seeing in me the bloodthirsty beast,
I think he was kinda polishing his image a little bit. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:09
I think he was kinda polishing his image a little bit.
This is the last statement Rudolf Höss, my grandfather, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
This is the last statement Rudolf Höss, my grandfather,
As Commandant of Auschwitz, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:19
As Commandant of Auschwitz,