Language:
English
Year of publication:
1986
Titel der Quelle:
Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual
Angaben zur Quelle:
3 (1986) 1-46
Keywords:
Brunner, Alois,
;
Eichmann, Adolf,
;
War crime trials
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Abstract:
Describes the life and career of Alois Brunner. From 1933-38 he was a member of the Austrian Legion, an illegal paramilitary Nazi organization. In 1938 he joined the SS and became Adolf Eichmann's personal secretary. In 1939 he became director of the Central Office for Jewish Emigration in Vienna. Analyzes characteristics of Brunner's personality, emphasizing his dedication to the Nazi cause and to the annihilation of all the Jews. Focuses on his brutality and his use of terror tactics and inventive deceptions in order to achieve his aim of mass murder. Refers to information given by his colleague Dieter Wisliceny at the Nuremberg Trials. Gives details of Brunner's operations in Vienna (November 1938-February 1943), Salonika (February-May 1943), France (June 1943-August 1944) - particularly his takeover of Drancy, roundups in Nice, contacts with the UGIF, and deportations of children - and Slovakia (September 1944-March 1945). Brunner cancelled all exemptions and refused any ransom negotiations. An estimated 128,500 Jews were deported under his command. His postwar obscurity derives from neglect by historians, protection by Syria (he has been living in Damascus for ca. 30 years), and confusion with a subordinate Anton Brunner, who was tried and hanged in 1946.
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