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About Rudolf Höss
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a German army officer who served in Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany’s paramilitary organization, Schutzstaffel (SS). He is credited for innovating faster ways of fulfilling Hitler’s plan for the genocide of Jews during World War II, popularly referred to as the Final Solution. He also presided over the Auschwitz concentration camp as its commandant from May 1940 to November 1943. He was tried and later executed for war crimes following Nazi Germany’s defeat.
Family Life
He was the only son and eldest of the three children of Franz Xaver Höss and Lina Speck. In 1929, he married a woman named Hedwig Hensel. He was a father of five. He also had an affair with Eleonore Hodys, a political prisoner who was being held at Auschwitz.
Death
On 2 April 1947, he was sentenced to death by hanging. He was executed on 16 April 1947 near the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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F.A.Q. about Rudolf Höss
When is his birthday?
Rudolf Höss' birthday is on November 25, 1901.
In how many days is his birthday?
Rudolf's birthday is in 214 days
How old was Rudolf when he died?
He was 45 years old.
When did he die?
He died in April 16, 1947.
How old would he be today?
Rudolf Höss would be 122 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Rudolf from?
He was born in Baden-Baden.