Buchenwald by Georges Roos. Paris, 1945. Early publication Reveals the horrors of the Nazis in the Buchenwald death camp is evidence of who was a prisoner on Block 34 in the camp and experiencing their hard arm, accompanied by hard photographs. Published only months after the camp was liberated by Allied forces. Parts of the book were written on drafts while risking his own life during the war, and are considered to be the most reliable descriptions and important source of the camp's atrocities.
Buchenwald was the third largest concentration camp built on Nazi Germany territory, 138 sub-camps were affiliated to it. The camp operated from its establishment in July, 1937 until it was liberated by the American army on the 11th of April, 1945. During the interim years, about 250,000 people passed through it. An estimated 65,000 people were murdered in Buchenwald, including prisoners killed during the death march perpetrated by the Nazis when they heard that the allied forces were drawing near, right before the camp was liberated. This number does not includes prisoners that were sent from Buchenwald to death camps and to Aktion T4 (euthanasia program) at the Sonnentein fortress and other locations.
113 p. 20 cm. Slight tear at bottom of spine. Good condition.
