The SS of Treblinka

by Baxter, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780752449951
• ISBN10: 0752449958
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-02
• Publisher: The History Press

Summary

The story of the SS of Treblinka is a highly compelling one. This book provides vivid descriptions of events in the camp from the point of view of the men that witnessed them. Using interviews, personal letters, and unpublished diaries, some supplied by historian Marcin Zborska in Warsaw and published for the first time, Ian Baxter gives a fascinating insight into the camp that saw the murder of some 800,000 Jews. The book paints a chilling picture of the staff at Treblinka, showing the SS-men during breaks from their murderous activities, relaxing in their barracks, or visiting the camp zoo with their families. Diary extracts will allow a reader inside the heads of these men who, in some cases felt themselves fortunate to be posted at Treblinka. The inner working of the camp are exposed here in unprecedented detailfrom the techniques of mass murder to the bizarre rituals that developed within the camp.

Author Biography

Ian Baxter is a military historian who specialises in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than twenty books and over one hundred articles.

He has also reviewed nummerous military studies for publication and supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide. He also gives lectures to schools, colleges and universities throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Table of Contents

Glossary and Abbreviations	p. 8
Preface	p. 9
The Author	p. 10
Introduction	p. 11
Plans for Genocide	p. 17
Under the Command of Dr Eberl (phase one)	p. 37
Under the Command of Franz Stangl (phase two)	p. 65
'Obermajdan' Treblinka (phase three)	p. 81
End of Treblinka (phase four)	p. 97
Epilogue	p. 115
List of SS Commandants, Officers and Guards	p. 119
SS Personnel who served in Aktion Reinhard Death Camps	p. 137
Deportations to Treblinka from the General Government and Bialystok General District	p. 143
List of Camps	p. 151
List of Ukrainian Guards	p. 157
Operation Reinhard Death Camps and the Estimated Death Toll	p. 159
Rank Equivalents	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 165
Endnotes	p. 169
Index	p. 173
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