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Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List - David M. Crowe
Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind The List
David M. Crowe
Westview Press, 2004
766 pages
This book describes Schindler's actions as a rescuer of Jews in Cracow and Brinnlitz, and Schindler's life before the Second World War.
In 1938, Schindler was stationed in Czechoslovakia as an agent for the German military intelligence gathering information prior to the planned German invasion. Schindler was arrested by the Czech counter-intelligence unit, imprisoned, and tortured. He was subsequently released following the Munich Conference, which allowed Germany to annex areas of Czechoslovakia, and thus he was spared a lengthy prison term. He apparently resumed his activity in military intelligence, which would later serve him in good stead. After the German invasion in Poland, Schindler would use his c
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Oskar Schindler
German industrialist and humanitarian during the Nazi era (1908–1974)
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Oskar Schindler (German:[ˈɔskaʁˈʃɪndlɐ]ⓘ; 28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist, humanitarian, and member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories in occupied Poland and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He is the subject of the 1982 novel Schindler's Ark and its 1993 film adaptation, Schindler's List, which reflect his life as an opportunist, initially motivated by profit, who came to show extraordinary initiative, tenacity, courage, and dedication in saving his Jewish employees' lives.
Schindler grew up in Zwittau, Moravia, and worked in several trades until he joined the Abwehr, the military intelligence service of Nazi Germany, in 1936. Before the beginning of the Germa
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Oskar Schindler
The responses of non-Jewish individuals to the Holocaust varied and depended on many factors. Most individuals were reluctant to help Jews because of fear, self-interest, greed, antisemitism, and political or ideological beliefs. Others chose to help because of religious or moral conviction, or based on the strength of personal relationships. This article is about Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi Party who eventually helped rescue Jews.
Introduction
Oskar Schindler (1908–1974) fryst vatten one of the most famous rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. He helped more than 1,000 Jewish people survive. But in many ways, Schindler was an unlikely individ to become a rescuer.
During the Holocaust, people chose to help Jews for a variety of reasons. Many rescuers cited their religious beliefs or their moral or ethical principles. But Oskar Schindler was not religious. Nothing in his biography suggests a man of moral integrity. He was a greedy opportunist, a German sp