Waffen-SS

“The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don’t ask for their love; only for their fear,” Heinrich Himmler, leader of the Waffen-SS and prominent member of the Nazi Party. The Nazi Party was founded after WWI by veterans and revolutionaries hoping to see a change in their countries’ civilian-led government. Led by Adolf Hitler, the Nazi party became the only political party in Germany from 1933-1945 using religious like nationalism,…

was all twisted up. In 1937 Dr. Mengele had received his medical degree from Munich University and then later that year joined the Nazi party. In June 1940 Mengele was drafted into the army and then volunteered to join the medical services at the Waffen-SS Inspectorate. He oversaw and even chose the Jews that would enter the gas chambers that would walk become victims to the gas chambers. Many People presume that in the early 1943’s was the first time he conducted his first medical experiments.…

the mindset of many of the prisoners when it came to opposition of their imprisonment. In addition, many Jews at the concentration camps did not know the despicable end that was in store for them. Professor Wilhelm Pfannenstiel, hygienist in the Waffen-SS indicates to the what extent to the Nazi subterfuge of the…

The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah', was a genocide in which approximately six million Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime and its collaborators. Some historians use a definition of the Holocaust that includes the additional five million non-Jewish victims of Nazi mass murders, bringing the total to approximately eleven million. Killings took place throughout Nazi Germany and German-occupied territories. From 1941 to 1945, Jews were systematically murdered in a genocide, one of…

The Nazi regime was possibly the best military power in the world. Ideals of the Nazis party corrupted members of many professions. Even the physicians who pledged the Hippocratic Oath, only to safeguard human life, were affected. A prime example of this is Josef Mengele, who conducted terrible experiments on twins at Auschwitz. Most criminals have a bad backstory to base their hatred from. Mengele, however, had no troubled past that could have predicted his murderous tendencies. He was a witty…

Karl Marx was a German economist and philosopher who is best known for hi Marxism theory Marxism. Marx believed economy to be the most powerful institution in society, which could sustain or create social stratification. According to his social theory there were two classes, the haves and have-nots. Marx believed every society had exploitation, but it could revolve through conflict and transform into a new one. Karl Marx, along with Friedrich developed Marxism; the philosophy behind Marxism is…

A commotion in the hall startled Saban. He opened his eyes and sat up on the cot confused by the unrecognizable surroundings. A dim light seeped into the dark room through cracks in the wooden door. On his way to the door, he stumbled into Elisaveta’s cot jarring her awake. He opened the door, peered down the hall, and shuffled toward the sounds. A hand touched his shoulder. Turning, he saw Elisaveta. She smiled, and he took her hand as they walked toward the activity. Four people had gathered…