view larger image | Karl Hocker
Historians believe the photo album, which depicts the summer and fall of 1944 at the Auschwitz complex in Poland near Krakow, belonged to SS-Obersturmfuhrer Karl Hocker, the adjutant to the commandant of the Auschwitz complex, Richard Baer. |
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view larger image | Baer and Hocker
On the cover of the album, delivered in 2007 to the U.S. Holocaust Museum, was a studio portrait of Commandant Richard Baer and his assistant Karl Hocker. |
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view larger image | Solahutte Retreat
The SS guards relaxed at the Solahutte recreation lodge on the outskirts of the Auschwitz complex in Poland near the Sola River. |
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view larger image | SS Auxiliaries
The female SS auxiliaries, who worked as telecommunications specialists, visited the Solahutte retreat for a day. |
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view larger image | Accordion Music
Nazi officers, including Karl Hocker and a man with an accordion, and auxiliaries pose on a wooden bridge in Solahutte. |
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view larger image | Lounging on the Deck
Adjutant Karl Hocker and the SS women lounge in deck chairs at the Solahutte lodge. |
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view larger image | Eating Blueberries
Members of the SS auxiliary sit on a fence at Solahutte and eat bowls of blueberries. |
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view larger image | SS Physicians
Adjutant Karl Hocker, pictured on the left, relaxes with SS physicians. |
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view larger image | Dog, Favorit
In a series of photos, Karl Hocker plays with his dog, Favorit. |
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view larger image | Christmas Tree
Nazi officer Karl Hocker is seen lighting a Christmas tree, just weeks before Russian troops liberated the camp in January 1945. |
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