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Who was Adolf Eichmann?
Adolf Eichmann (1906-1962) was responsible for the persecution and murder of millions of Jews in the death camps in Europe during World War II. He joined the Nazi party at …the age of 26, doing so on the suggestion of a life-long family friend. Soon after joining the party, he became head of Gestapo Section IV. He was put in charge of implementing the Nazi policies on the Jews currently living in Germany. Later on, he was put in charge of the deportation of the Jews into the ghettos and concentration camps. Eichmann also played a key roll in the implementation of gas chambers. Before the gas chambers and furnaces where used to "solve the Jewish question", the Jews were killed by means of firing squads. After witnessing one of these exterminations he stated "The execution ditch had been covered over with dirt, but blood was gushing out of the ground "like a geyser" due to pressure from the bodily gasses of the deceased". He decided to look for more "humane" methods of killing off the Jews. He soon took a great interest in Aushwitz, and even helped plan out the design, location, and construction of the gas chambers and furnaces. The chambers were used in killing up to 12,000 people a day. Eichmann escaped the Nuremburg trials and lived under an alias for 20 years. He was found and imprissoned by Jewish officials. In 1960, Eichmann was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. On May 31, 1962, he was hanged. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below. Eichmann was the man who was primarily responsible for day-to-day organizing of the "Final Solution" to what Hitler called "The Jewish problem". He has often been referred to as the "architect of the holocaust". His rank was the equivalent of lieutenant-colonel. He organized the exportation of Jews to ghettos and death camps. His subordinates included the infamous Rudolf Hoess. After World War 2, he fled to Argentina, where he changed his name and kept his real identity secret. However, he was captured by Israeli Mossad agents in 1960 and was smuggled to Israel, where he was tried on fifteen criminal charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was convicted and hanged in 1962. (MORE)