The End of Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann was born in Solingen, Germany in 1906. In 1932, Eichmann joined the Nazi party and the following year he entered a terrorist school and began his military training. Through the following years, Eichmann gained power and reputation in the Nazi party, becoming a corporal and being promoted to the head of the Nazi Jewish department. Eichmann was eventually appointed to Lieutenant in 1939, at which point unfair legislation had been created against Jews. In 1940, Eichmann’s department forced the evacuation of Jews from parts of Germany, resulting in 230 deaths. The following year, unable to find a place for 8,000 other Jewish civilians, Eichmann proposed to solve the problem by death through shooting. Eichmann was later promoted to Major, and shortly after 15,000 Jews were deported from Holland to extermination camps. After the responsibilites of "confiscation of property of persons hostile to the people and the state, and the cancellation of German nationality" were given to Eichmann, he ordered the deportation of 50,000 Jews by foot. Eichmann was captured by American forces but escaped, traveling to Argentina and getting a fake identification. He was once again captured by the Americans and put on trial in 1961. May 31, 1962 marks the day that "the man in charge of the extermination program against the Jews" was hanged. (Eichmann Timeline)

Source:
"Eichmann Timeline." Remember. 2009. PBS. 1 June 2009

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