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Rudolf Hoess(1900-1947)

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Rudolf Hoess
Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.
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The Commandant's Shadow (2024)
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Rudolf Hoess was born on 25 November 1900 in Baden-Baden, Germany. He was married to Hedwig Hensel. He died on 7 April 1947 in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.
BornNovember 25, 1900
DiedApril 7, 1947(46)
BornNovember 25, 1900
DiedApril 7, 1947(46)
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Known for

Nuremberg (1948)
Nuremberg
7.4
  • Self
  • 1948
De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz (2025)
De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz
8.1
  • Self - Camp Commander Auschwitz
  • 2025

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  • De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz (2025)
    De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz
    8.1
    • Self - Camp Commander Auschwitz
    • 2025
  • Nuremberg (1948)
    Nuremberg
    7.4
    • Self
    • 1948

Archive Footage

  • Arte Journal (1998)
    Arte Journal
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • The Commandant's Shadow (2024)
    The Commandant's Shadow
    7.4
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Adolf Hitler in Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich (2023)
    Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Self - Auschwitz Commander (archive sound, as Rudolph Höss)
    • 2023
  • Freuds Krieg - Vom Elitesoldaten zum Nazijäger (2023)
    Freuds Krieg - Vom Elitesoldaten zum Nazijäger
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Wir, Mädchen in Auschwitz (2023)
    Wir, Mädchen in Auschwitz
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Weird History (2018)
    Weird History
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Commandant of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Les marches de la mort: printemps 1944-printemps 1945 (2022)
    Les marches de la mort: printemps 1944-printemps 1945
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Ted Bundy in Murderous Minds: Inside Serial Killers (2018)
    Murderous Minds: Inside Serial Killers
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Auschwitz Camp Commandant (archive footage, as Rudolf Hoss)
    • 2020
  • Ein Tag in Auschwitz (2020)
    Ein Tag in Auschwitz
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Self - Camp Commandant at Auschwitz (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Oskar Gröning in The Accountant of Auschwitz (2018)
    The Accountant of Auschwitz
    7.3
    • Self - Commandant of Auschwitz (archive footage)
    • 2018
  • Anne Frank in Anne Frank's Holocaust (2015)
    Anne Frank's Holocaust
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Self - Commandant of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp (archive footage, as Rudolf Höss)
    • 2015
  • 70. Jahrestag Befreiung des KZ Dachau
    TV Movie
    • Self - Auschwitz-Kommandant (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • Annihilation (2014)
    Annihilation
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • The Daughter of Rudolf Höss speaks (2013)
    The Daughter of Rudolf Höss speaks
    TV Short
    • Self - Camp Commandant at Auschwitz (archive footage)
    • 2013
  • Infrarouge (2006)
    Infrarouge
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Self - Auschwitz Camp Commandant (archive footage)
    • 2011

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Trailer 2:24
Official Trailer
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
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Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
Trailer 2:13
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rudolf Hoeß
  • Born
    • November 25, 1900
    • Baden-Baden, Germany
  • Died
    • April 7, 1947
    • Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland(execution by hanging)
  • Spouse
    • Hedwig HenselAugust 17, 1929 - April 16, 1947 (his death, 5 children)
  • Children
      Brigitte Hoess
  • Parents
      Franz Xaver Höss
  • Relatives
    • Kai Höss(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 8 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

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    The SS commander of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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