The Devil of Plaszow: Amon Göth’s Reign of Murder
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He stood among cheering crowds during Hitler’s triumphal entry into Austria in 1938. But behind the smile was a man who would become one of the most sadistic killers of the Holocaust. As commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp, Amon Göth brought death with him wherever he walked. He shot prisoners from his balcony for sport, unleashed dogs to tear people apart, and oversaw mass executions and deportations with chilling indifference. Feared by prisoners and despised even by his fellow SS officers, Göth left a trail of terror, violence, and murder. This is the rise and fall of one of history’s most ruthless war criminals.
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