Creator of Nazi Death Camps: The Life of Odilo Globocnik

by Berndt Rieger

A key player in the annexation of Austria in 1938, Odilo Globocnik was made Gauleiter of Vienna for seven months until the Nazi party forced him to resign because of his abrasive manner, murky financial dealings, and blatant incompetence. Due to a close personal relationship with Heinrich Himmler, however, Globocnik was named to the seminal post of Lubin SS and Police Chief from 1939 to 1943, where he built and was in charge of some 150 camps, including the Majdanek camp and the killing centres of Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka.

Genres: History

244 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Lee]

A man so full of hatred he made Jews turn around when talking to him so he wouldn't have to look at their faces,a man involved in the murder of over 200.000 people,an alcoholic thief, bully and killer.A man who grovelled at Himmlers feet sending him sickeningly servile messages,Odilo Globocnik would go to any length to please his beloved SS leader. Sacked as Gauleiter of Vienna for financial irregularities and general incompetence,Himmler rescues his career by posting him to Lublin in Poland.It is here that Globocnik became involved in the final solution and the building of several extermination camps whilst simultaneously making himself rich off the cash,gold and jewels of his victims
A fairly straight forward biography,perhaps less detailed than Odilo Globocnik, Hitler's Man in the East but equally worthy,my only criticism is the author seems to cast doubt about his death,I don't think the evidence reflects that.