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Theme Package. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The Fury. Bruno mistakes the word “ Führer “ for “Fury” The Führer was the title of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany from 1933-45 Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbduo4fHANA&feature=related. Adolf Hitler -The Führer -.
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Theme Package The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Fury • Bruno mistakes the word “Führer “ for “Fury” • The Führerwas the title of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany from 1933-45 • Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbduo4fHANA&feature=related Adolf Hitler -The Führer -
Eva Braun – Hitler’s Mistress • Chapter 11 mentions Bruno’s meeting with the Fury’s friend, the pretty blonde lady • Eva Braun met Hitler when she was only 17 • She and Hitler were married 40 hours before their deaths by suicide in 1945 – she was 33
Out-With • Bruno mistakes the name Auschwitz for Out-With • Auschwitz was a notorious concentration camp in Poland which existed from 1940-45
The Real Commandant of Auschwitz • Rudolf Hösswas the first commandant of Auschwitz from 1940 – 43 • In June 1941 Höss was informed that because of its isolation, Auschwitz had been chosen by Hitler as the main site for the extermination of European Jews • Höss was executed in 1947
Woman Guard • Juana Bormannwas one of the few women guards at Auschwitz • She was known for her cruelty and called “Wiesel” and “the woman with dogs” • She was executed after the war for war crimes