The former Polish residence of the Nazi commandant at Auschwitz will soon open its doors to the public as a center dedicated ...

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — A U.S.-based organization is transforming the house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss into a research center devoted to fighting extremism, and is introducing it to ...

As commandant from 1940 to 1944 ... was executed by hanging at the site of the concentration camp in 1947. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is holding observances on Monday for the 80th ...

Rudolf Hoess was the Commandant of Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II. Under his command it is estimated that ...