Rudolf Hoess (Höss) was a Nazi German Lieutenant Colonel and a commandant of Auschwitz. During this time period, the Axis powers were in war with the allied powers in World War Two. This essay will discuss Hoess’s early life and education, his life during WWII, his death, and his identifiers.
On the 25th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1901, in Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire, Germany, Rudolf Hoess was born his father Franz Xaver Hoess and his mother Lina Née Speck. He was the eldest out of his two other siblings and was the only son. His father was a former army officer, and because of that, Hoess was raised in a rigidly Catholic home. Due to this, he didn’t have many friends his age until grade school. Since he …show more content…
Not long after, he became a part of the Ottoman Sixth Army, which fought in Palestine, Baghdad, Turkey, and Kut-el-Amara. He was promoted to sergeant during his time in Turkey, and soon became the youngest noncommissioned officer in the regiment. To add to this, he also had received the Gallipoli Star once and the Iron Cross twice, he was wounded three times and survived malaria. During the Armistice of 11 November 1918, he and a few other soldiers in his regiment crossed through Damascus and Romania to Bavaria. Not long after, Hoess finished his education and joined the East Prussian Volunteer Corps. He joined the Freikorps Rossbach soon after, attacking the Polish during the Silesian Uprising and the French Occupation of the Ruhr. In 1922, Hoss, inspired by Adolf Hitler’s speech at Munich, joined the Nazi party. On May 13, 1923, in Mecklenburg, Hoess, with members of his regiment, murdered Walther Kadow at the orders of Martin Bormann. The killing was an act of revenge, as Kadow was responsible for the execution of Albert Schlageter, a peer of Hoess. Hoess was sentenced, in May 1924, to 10 years in prison, but he was freed in July 1928. The same year, he joined the Aratman League. On August 17, 1929, Rudolf Hoess
On the 25th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1901, in Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire, Germany, Rudolf Hoess was born his father Franz Xaver Hoess and his mother Lina Née Speck. He was the eldest out of his two other siblings and was the only son. His father was a former army officer, and because of that, Hoess was raised in a rigidly Catholic home. Due to this, he didn’t have many friends his age until grade school. Since he …show more content…
Not long after, he became a part of the Ottoman Sixth Army, which fought in Palestine, Baghdad, Turkey, and Kut-el-Amara. He was promoted to sergeant during his time in Turkey, and soon became the youngest noncommissioned officer in the regiment. To add to this, he also had received the Gallipoli Star once and the Iron Cross twice, he was wounded three times and survived malaria. During the Armistice of 11 November 1918, he and a few other soldiers in his regiment crossed through Damascus and Romania to Bavaria. Not long after, Hoess finished his education and joined the East Prussian Volunteer Corps. He joined the Freikorps Rossbach soon after, attacking the Polish during the Silesian Uprising and the French Occupation of the Ruhr. In 1922, Hoss, inspired by Adolf Hitler’s speech at Munich, joined the Nazi party. On May 13, 1923, in Mecklenburg, Hoess, with members of his regiment, murdered Walther Kadow at the orders of Martin Bormann. The killing was an act of revenge, as Kadow was responsible for the execution of Albert Schlageter, a peer of Hoess. Hoess was sentenced, in May 1924, to 10 years in prison, but he was freed in July 1928. The same year, he joined the Aratman League. On August 17, 1929, Rudolf Hoess