Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis highly acclaimed book presents a radically new view of the origins of the Holocaust. Mayer argues that the slaughter of the Jews was not part of Hitler's plan from the start, but came about only when the Nazis' massive campaign aagainst Russia foundered. Illustrated. |
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Page 375
... Hungarian Jews . On May 11 Himmler notified Pohl that Hitler had ordered 10,000 officers and men of the Waffen - SS to be detached " to guard the 200,000 Jews ... [ about ] to be transferred to the Reich's concentration camps for ...
... Hungarian Jews . On May 11 Himmler notified Pohl that Hitler had ordered 10,000 officers and men of the Waffen - SS to be detached " to guard the 200,000 Jews ... [ about ] to be transferred to the Reich's concentration camps for ...
Page 434
... Hungarian police , gendarmerie , and army . As a matter of course , Eichmann infused the agreement to deliver a limited number of Jews for forced labor with the nihilistic spirit of the exterminists . The built - in but fatal ambiguity ...
... Hungarian police , gendarmerie , and army . As a matter of course , Eichmann infused the agreement to deliver a limited number of Jews for forced labor with the nihilistic spirit of the exterminists . The built - in but fatal ambiguity ...
Page 436
... Hungarian nation ... since [ its ] founding , " in this " last hour " the Jewish nota- bles " ask for mercy for those still at home and beg for the lives of innocent children . " The bulk of the Jews deported from Hungary were taken to ...
... Hungarian nation ... since [ its ] founding , " in this " last hour " the Jewish nota- bles " ask for mercy for those still at home and beg for the lives of innocent children . " The bulk of the Jews deported from Hungary were taken to ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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