Introduction to “The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS”

by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz

This is the introduction to The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS (2014). The book contains selected accounts by Polish women who worked in the homes of officers and enlisted men from the Auschwitz SS garrison, vividly describing the family life and domestic relations that prevailed in the homes of these SS men.

Introduction to “The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS”

Setkiewicz, Piotr. “Introduction,” The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2014, pp. 5-9.

Provided with the kind permission of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Publication Department (PMAB). © Piotr Setkiewicz / Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.