The Domestic Life of an Auschwitz Commandant: A Chilling Look Inside His Home
In short: Dan Snow explores the private residence of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz. This exclusive access reveals the unsettling contrast between the family life lived within these walls and the atrocities committed just outside, providing a haunting perspective on the proximity of evil during the Holocaust.
Eighty years ago, Rudolf Höss oversaw the operations at Auschwitz while residing in a house nearby. This investigation provides a rare look into the physical space where the commandant’s family lived, examining the chilling reality of their daily existence during the height of the camp's activity.
The project, supported by the Counter Extremism Project and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, features insights from Thomas Harding and Dr. Schindler. By documenting the site, the film confronts the disturbing proximity between the domestic sphere of the perpetrator and the site of mass murder.
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