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Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?

Hitler & Adolph Hitler & Adolf Hitler. He headed what Churchill aptly described in May 1940 as 'the most monstrous tyranny in the whole long lamentable catalogue of human crime'.

What Nazi party member saved 1,100 Jewish people by giving them work in his factory, named D.E.F.?

Oskar Schindler. This story was not widely known until the book 'Schindler's Ark' and the movie based on it, 'Schindler's List', revealed the truth.

What senior Nazi party member flew to Scotland in 1941?

Rudolf Hess. He made his unauthorized flight in May 1941 hoping to negotiate a peace treaty with Britain before the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.

Who was leader of the SS?

Heinrich Himmler. He was a ruthless racist fanatic and, as head of the entire Nazi terror apparatus, the most *hated man in Europe*. Captured by the British in 1945, he committed suicide almost at once - rather than face justice.

In Auschwitz, what was the name of the doctor who is known for his nauseating experiments on the inmates?

Josef Mengele. He did most of his experiments on young twins. He was known as the Angel of Death.