Auschwitz photo mural and affadavit signed by Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess, displayed on the third floor of the permanent exhibition at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: N02442

Overview

Caption: Auschwitz photo mural and affadavit signed by Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess, displayed on the third floor of the permanent exhibition at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The affadavit, dated May 14, 1946, states that during Hoess' term as commandant two million inmates were gassed and 500,000 were killed in other ways at Auschwitz.
Photographer: Edward Owen, USHMM Artifact Photographer
Date: 1993 - 1995
Locale: Washington, DC United States
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Published Source: The Holocaust Museum in Washington - Weinberg, Jeshajahu and Elieli, Rina - Rizzoli - p. 128

Keyword: AUSCHWITZ/BIRKENAU CONCENTRATION CAMPS/SITES DOCUMENTS HOESS, RUDOLF INSTALLATION MURALS PERMANENT EXHIBITION (USHMM) THIRD FLOOR
Photo Designation: EXHIBITIONS -- Permanent Exhibition -- Exhibition Segments -- Third Floor