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Responsible for the deaths of 4,000,000 persons at Oswiecim, Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the extermination camp, was sentenced to death for his crimes(...)
Responsible for the deaths of 4,000,000 persons at Oswiecim, Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the extermination camp, was sentenced to death for his crimes(...)

Responsible for the deaths of 4,000,000 persons at Oswiecim, Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the extermination camp, was sentenced to death for his crimes(...)

Date4/3/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Responsible for the deaths of 4;000;000 persons at Oswiecim; Rudolf Hoess; commandant of the extermination camp; was sentenced to death for his crimes by the Polish supreme national tribunal in Warsaw. At his trial; Hoess declared he could count only 2;500;000 victims.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019157F
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