WebOtto Adolf Eichmann (/ ˈ aɪ k m ə n / EYEKH-mən, German: [ˈɔtoː ˈʔaːdɔlf ˈʔaɪçman]; 19 March 1906 – 1 June 1962) was a German-Austrian official of the Nazi Party, an officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and one of the major organisers of the Holocaust.

WebMay 27, 2023 · Adolf Eichmann, in full Karl Adolf Eichmann, (born March 19, 1906, Solingen, Germany—died May 31, 1962, Tel Aviv, Israel), German high official who was hanged by the State of Israel for his part in the Holocaust, the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II.

WebAdolf Eichmann was one of the most pivotal actors in the implementation of the “Final Solution.”. Charged with managing and facilitating the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and killing centers in the German-occupied East, he was among the major organizers of the Holocaust. More information about this image.

WebThe execution of Adolf Eichmann remains the only time that Israel has enacted a death sentence. The Eichmann Trial aroused international interest in the events of the Holocaust. The proceedings were one of the first trials widely televised, and brought Nazi atrocities to a worldwide audience.

WebAug 29, 2018 · W hen Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann escaped from the Allied forces that had captured him after World War II, he disappeared and was presumed dead by some — but Israel’s first Prime Minister David ...

WebJul 4, 2022 · TEL AVIV — Six decades after the historic trial in Jerusalem of Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief engineers of the Holocaust, a new Israeli documentary series has delivered a dramatic coda: the ...

WebOct 14, 2021 · At the end of the trial, a three-judge panel found Eichmann guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other offenses, and sentenced him to death. He appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court ...

WebAdolf Eichmann (1906 -1962) Courtesy: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Perhaps no one besides Adolf Hitler was as obsessed with killing Europe's Jews as SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann.

WebFeb 17, 2011 · Adolf Eichmann: The Mind of a War Criminal. By Professor David Cesarani. Last updated 2011-02-17. Adolf Eichmann systematically applied the logistics of commerce to the annihilation of Jews during ...

WebDec 16, 2021 · Adolf Eichmann is to appeal against the death sentence passed on him by three Israel judges here today for the murder of millions of Jews. Reports here say that the appeal is likely to be heard in ...