Dan Snow & History Hit were given unique access to the house formerly home to the Commandant of the camp, Rudolf Höss.
Inside Dan uncovers chilling evidence of the horrors that unfolded 80 years ago and learns what life was like for the family whilst living there.
Special thanks to the Counter Extremism Project and the Auschwitz-Birkinau State Museum.
Additional thanks to Thomas Harding and Dr Schindler for speaking with us.
00:00 INTRO
00:51 THE CAMP
01:46 ENTERING THE HOUSE
06:27 THE BASEMENT
10:20 THE GARDEN
11:07 ABOUT HOSS AND HIS FAMILY WITH HISTORIAN THOMAS HARDING
12:55 WHO CAUGHT HOSS?
15:03 HOSS’S DAUGHTER
17:10 WHAT DID THE HOSS FAMILY KNOW?
20:00 THE HOUSE AFTER WW2
21:00 NEW DISCOVERIES
You can discover more about the history of Hoss and what happened here 80 years ago on Dan Snow’s History Hit podcast: https://rb.gy/p0mr75
Thomas’ book about his great uncles experiences of hunting down and capturing Hoss, Hanns and Rudolf is available to purchase from Penguin now: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/417187/hanns-and-rudolf-by-thomas-harding/9780099559054
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Thank you for helping us to remember, so this evil never shows itself again.
90%..what happened to the other 10%?
You would think we had learned to be more caring for our fellow human beings, but this is still happening in the World in 2025!
His children look traumatized and disturbed in photographs, they to also look like they were victims living in that house.
Serial killers do that stuff all the time?!
A perfect example of socialist thinking: the government “provides” housing for everyone — even if that housing happens to be the former residence of a KZ commandant.
Dr Schindler talking about lists while discussing the prisoners trousers was a truly macabre
I have tears streaming down my face, thank you for covering this. Never forget!
"What did you do in the war dad?".
Errrmm….
And the very same people are committing even worse atrocities on the people of Gaza who actually gave the Jews shelter.
I ask how can the Jews live with this?