Into that darkness: from mercy killing to mass murder
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Into that darkness: from mercy killing to mass murder
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number920/0020
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]00071
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]London, England
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Andre Deutsch
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1974
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]380p.,index, bibliography
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0233986604
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
The story of Franz Stangl, the commandant of Treblinka, based on the author's interview with him while he was in prison in 1971 after his conviction in a war-crimes trial, and supplemented with the testimony of other witnesses. Stangl's story is told in 6 parts: Hartheim, a 'euthanasia' centre and his first important assignment; Sobibor, a killing centre; Treblinka, where he was commandant; the end of the war; his escape from Germany; and his life in Brazil until his arrest in 1967. This is an extremely important source for understanding the psychology of a Nazi