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Adolf Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann was born on March 19, 1906 near Cologne, Germany, into a middle class Protestant family. In 1932 he joined the Austrian Nazi Party, became a member of the SS and in 1934 an SS corporal at Dachau concentration camp.
He studied Jewish culture and became the acknowledged 'Jewish specialist'.
In 1938, Eichmann established a Central Office for Jewish Emigration. This office issued permits to Jews wanting to leave Austria and engaged in extorting wealth in return for safe passage.
In 1939 Eichmann was appointed the head of Gestapo Section IV B4 of the new Reich Main Security Office (RSHA). . He was responsible for implementation of Nazi policy toward the Jews in Germany and all occupied territories ( totalling 16 countries).
In 1942 Eichmann, Heydrich and 15 Nazi bureaucrats planned the extermination of the entire Jewish population of Europe and the Soviet Union, estimated at 11 million persons
Eichmann's sole purpose became issues related to the Final Solutio...

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