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Wannsee: The Road to the Final Solution

Wannsee: The Road to the Final Solution

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  • Author：Peter Longerich
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Spectre ，

Many important non-fiction books are difficult to read and I found Peter Longerich's to be another。 This treatment of an historical meeting of Nazi leaders to set a coherent policy of mass murder is difficult to comprehend or understand and the author provided little illumination of the subject or the meeting for me。 Many important non-fiction books are difficult to read and I found Peter Longerich's to be another。 This treatment of an historical meeting of Nazi leaders to set a coherent policy of mass murder is difficult to comprehend or understand and the author provided little illumination of the subject or the meeting for me。 。。。more

Alexander L。 Belikoff ，

This is not your first choice if you are looking to learn about the Wannsee conference and its role in the Holocaust。 Rather， this is an extremely valuable resource if you want to move beyond the basics。 The Author conducted a monumental amount of research， which resulted in a book somewhat dry and pedantic but brimming with information and analysis。 What this book excels at is letting you look "behind the curtain" and see the mechanics that brought the wheels in motion， the driving factors and This is not your first choice if you are looking to learn about the Wannsee conference and its role in the Holocaust。 Rather， this is an extremely valuable resource if you want to move beyond the basics。 The Author conducted a monumental amount of research， which resulted in a book somewhat dry and pedantic but brimming with information and analysis。 What this book excels at is letting you look "behind the curtain" and see the mechanics that brought the wheels in motion， the driving factors and the dynamics of the process。 There is a page-by-page commentary to the meeting notes。 The Author shows [rather convincingly] that the aforementioned Conference （which lasted no longer than 1。5 hours） was hardly a pivotal point but resulted due to a complex political and bureaucratic play between different organizations and individuals vying for a more prominent role。 It discusses the power play between Himmler and Heydrich， each one promoting their own plan。 By analyzing further developments， it shows how the means （war） and the end （annihilation of European Jews） have gradually exchanged their roles。 Most importantly， it shows the terrifyingly pragmatic， business-like attitude of all involved toward the task of murdering millions of men， women， and children alike。 This will not be your most satisfying reading （in every sense）， but if you are interested in learning more about WWII and Holocaust， this book is highly recommended。 。。。more

Michael Linton ，

interesting Insight into Nazi Planning for The Final SolutionA short meeting in a Berlin suburb that is run like a modern management meeting is all that is required to agree on the slaughter of millions。 The sheer audacity of thought that governed Heydrich and Himmler in their plans was astounding。 Read to remember。

Deirdre Crosse ，

Well annotated review of one of humanities moral nadirs。 Certainly a good reference book for Holocaust studies。 By focusing one one meeting， one morning， who attended， who wasn't invited， and analyzing the ripple of effects through the implementation of the "final solution" is a surprisingly effective way of tackling a very complicated issue。This probably isn't the best first book on the subject of the Holocaust。 It is a worthy addition to the cannon。 Well annotated review of one of humanities moral nadirs。 Certainly a good reference book for Holocaust studies。 By focusing one one meeting， one morning， who attended， who wasn't invited， and analyzing the ripple of effects through the implementation of the "final solution" is a surprisingly effective way of tackling a very complicated issue。This probably isn't the best first book on the subject of the Holocaust。 It is a worthy addition to the cannon。 。。。more

David Evans ，

A bleak and bald account of the political manoeuvrings that led up to and were thrashed out at the conference at the idyllic lakeside villa at Potsdam on 20th January 1942。The banality of evil is laid bare and， while noting their ruthlessly efficient decision making， the sheer enormity of the crime already being committed - and about to be accelerated exponentially - is staggering。The minutes of the meeting contained in this volume in original and translated form are dissected meticulously and r A bleak and bald account of the political manoeuvrings that led up to and were thrashed out at the conference at the idyllic lakeside villa at Potsdam on 20th January 1942。The banality of evil is laid bare and， while noting their ruthlessly efficient decision making， the sheer enormity of the crime already being committed - and about to be accelerated exponentially - is staggering。The minutes of the meeting contained in this volume in original and translated form are dissected meticulously and reading them makes one’s toes curl in embarrassment at humanity’s ability to dismiss sections of the population as sub-human in an attempt to justify one’s own ambitions。I’ve been to the villa。 It’s a deceptively lovely place for a day trip from Berlin。 Never forget what was finalised there。 。。。more

pallav mishra ，

This is a harrowing chronicle of the events surrounding the 1942 Conference at Wannsee that helped reveal so，e of the thinking and dynamics between the civilian administration and the SS across much of occupied Europe。 The bureaucracy and the machinations of the SS and various agencies competing to get Hitler’s attention。

D。B。 John ，

A short work of scholarship on history's most notorious bureaucratic meeting， with the original minutes included。 No matter how often I've read about this over time it's still incredibly shocking that such a meeting was routine government business in Germany in 1942 – so normalized was Jewish persecution and Jew hatred。 The meeting did not trigger the final solution， which was haphazardly underway by January 42 as the war radicalized local Nazi thinking in the occupied East。 The meeting was call A short work of scholarship on history's most notorious bureaucratic meeting， with the original minutes included。 No matter how often I've read about this over time it's still incredibly shocking that such a meeting was routine government business in Germany in 1942 – so normalized was Jewish persecution and Jew hatred。 The meeting did not trigger the final solution， which was haphazardly underway by January 42 as the war radicalized local Nazi thinking in the occupied East。 The meeting was called by Heydrich to wrest 'Jewish policy' away from the civilian government into SS hands， with himself claiming the credit。 The book highlights the power struggles involved， with Heydrich favoring forced labour （followed by death） over Himmler's urge to escalate the mass murders that were already happening on the ground。 With Heydrich's unexpected assassination， Himmler's plan prevailed， and the reader gets a sense of the energy and determination he devoted to the task。 The author's scholarly prose is restrained， but horrifying evil is what he describes。 。。。more

Susan ，

This is an accurate and objective account of an almost unbelievable event， when fifteen men met at a luxury villa， by a lake， on the outskirts of Berlin to discuss the murder of millions of people。 The invitations to this meeting on the 20th January， 1942， were issued by Reinhard Heydrich， head of the Reich Security Head Office。 Amongst this group of party officials and civil servants included ten university graduates， nine qualified lawyers， and eight who had a doctorate。 Despite the fact that， This is an accurate and objective account of an almost unbelievable event， when fifteen men met at a luxury villa， by a lake， on the outskirts of Berlin to discuss the murder of millions of people。 The invitations to this meeting on the 20th January， 1942， were issued by Reinhard Heydrich， head of the Reich Security Head Office。 Amongst this group of party officials and civil servants included ten university graduates， nine qualified lawyers， and eight who had a doctorate。 Despite the fact that， years after this event， the men tried to distance themselves from this event （and only one showed remorse）， not one at the time raised objections about this project to murder the Jewish population of Europe - including women and children。 One of the most telling things about this event is that there were virtually no documents， but original minutes survive and Longerich uses them to good effect。 The only issue is that， on kindle， I could not enlarge the text and so was left peering somewhat uselessly at the small print。 However， despite the denials from those present， it is clear that there was definite understanding of what was being discussed。The book is fairly short， covering the background to the conference; including previous deportations， Germany's deteriorating relations with the USA （and why that was relevant） and bizarre suggestions， including exiling the Jewish population to Madagascar。 This moves onto what was agreed at the conference and the consequences。 This is a very factual account - the author does not digress to consider what characters thought， or create any kind of atmosphere around the conference。 However， this only makes the events seem more unbelievable。 That a group of men could sit around a table and discuss something so shocking， makes you truly understand how out of touch with humanity people had become at that time。 A very important book although slightly marred for me by difficulty in reading the minutes。 。。。more

UraniaEXLibris ，

In prossimità delle sponde del Wannsee la falce cala inesorabilmente il ventesimo giorno di gennaio dell'anno 1942。 Reinhard Heydrich è stato incaricato di mettere a punto la cosiddetta "Soluzione Finale"。 Un breve incontro conclusosi con una "colazione di lavoro"。 A testimonianza di esso rimane un freddo verbale vergato con cifre spaventose， macchiate di sangue。 Alla luce del problema ebraico， quindici gerarchi del Terzo Reich sono chiamati a definire chi tra gli ebrei dovrà morire o sarà grazi In prossimità delle sponde del Wannsee la falce cala inesorabilmente il ventesimo giorno di gennaio dell'anno 1942。 Reinhard Heydrich è stato incaricato di mettere a punto la cosiddetta "Soluzione Finale"。 Un breve incontro conclusosi con una "colazione di lavoro"。 A testimonianza di esso rimane un freddo verbale vergato con cifre spaventose， macchiate di sangue。 Alla luce del problema ebraico， quindici gerarchi del Terzo Reich sono chiamati a definire chi tra gli ebrei dovrà morire o sarà graziato。 Non solo gli ebrei del Reich。 Longerich sottolinea come l'obiettivo della conferenza fosse anche quello di stabilire come gestire il problema nel momento in cui la Germania si sarebbe impadronita dell'intera Europa。 Non pochi gli ostacoli in vista， in quanto in alcuni paesi europei era impossibile individuare gli ebrei su base razziale， bensì esclusivamente su base religiosa。 Longerich guida il lettore attraverso la conferenza che determinò una svolta nell'Olocausto e lo fa in modo chiaro e preciso。 Il saggio si apre con un'ampia contestualizzazione che spiega il processo attraverso cui si arrivò a quel venti gennaio 1942。 Una contestualizzazione quanto mai necessaria dal momento che la Conferenza di Wannsee passò alla storia come l'evento che decise il genocidio。 Tuttavia， lo sterminio degli ebrei era già in atto da anni come dimostra non solo Laurence Rees in "Auschwitz" （Mondadori 2005）， il quale nella storia del complesso di Auschwitz Birkenau sottolinea come la conversione di esso da "campo di lavoro" a "campo di sterminio" fosse decisamente antecedente alla Conferenza （l'ultimo prigioniero detenuto in quel campo che riuscì ad uscirne con il permesso dei tedeschi stessi per aver finito di scontare la sua pena contribuì con il suo lavoro alla creazione di quello che poi sarà il campo di sterminio）。 Dunque， al momento della Conferenza di Wannsee， Auschwitz era in piena attività e non solo esso。 In effetti Wannsee fu per certi versi un incontro permeato di speranza da parte dei nazisti， speranza e di una sinistra profezia per l'intera Europa （cfr。 "La Svastica sul Sole" di Philip Dick， Fanucci 2019）。 Il verbale della conferenza è riportato qui in tedesco e spiegato compiutamente punto per punto。 Mentre si legge questo saggio， non è possibile non pensare alla trasposizione cinematografica focalizzata proprio su questo incontro。 Impossibile non accostare "Conspiracy" （regia di Frank Pierson 2001） a questo saggio， in particolar modo alla sezione di commento del verbale。 Lettura scorrevole e completa su questo evento che consiglio di effettuare dopo la visione del film per poter avere un appoggio visuale alla lettura e per accompagnare la lettura stessa。 。。。more

Sigrid_02 ，

Longerich bietet einen Überblick über die Teilnehmer der Wannsee-Konferenz， ihre Motivationen und die Auswirkungen der Konferenz auf den weiteren Prozess der Judenvernichtung im nationalsozialisischen Deutschland und Europa。 Dabei konzentriert er sich in besonderem Maße auf die Motivationen Heydrichs und konstruiert hier eine von anderen Forschungspublikationen abweichende Ansicht， die er mit verschiedenen Beispielen zu belegen sucht。 Er fokussiert hier so sehr auf die Konstruktion seiner eigene Longerich bietet einen Überblick über die Teilnehmer der Wannsee-Konferenz， ihre Motivationen und die Auswirkungen der Konferenz auf den weiteren Prozess der Judenvernichtung im nationalsozialisischen Deutschland und Europa。 Dabei konzentriert er sich in besonderem Maße auf die Motivationen Heydrichs und konstruiert hier eine von anderen Forschungspublikationen abweichende Ansicht， die er mit verschiedenen Beispielen zu belegen sucht。 Er fokussiert hier so sehr auf die Konstruktion seiner eigenen These， dass die Einordnung der Konferenz in den Gesamtzusammenhang des Holocaust an einigen Stellen stark in den Hintergrund gerät。 Die Publikation ist daher als Einstieg in das Thema nur wenig geeignet， da der Autor hier sehr stark den Beleg seiner Forschungsthese betont。 Gleichzeitig bietet das Buch aber auch den Abdruck des Protokolls der Sitzung， das von Longerich fachkundig （und leider teils auch etwas redundant） analysiert wird。 Nichtsdestotrotz ist seine Analyse trotz der teilweisen Wiederholung des Protokolltextes aufschlussreich für das Verständnis des Protokolls und seine Einordnung。 Insgesamt ein durchaus interessantes Buch， das aber zu stark auf die Propagierung der vom Autor vertretenen Forschungsthese abhebt。 。。。more

Norman Weiss ，

Das Buch ist informativ und klar geschrieben， es nennt die Dinge beim Namen – aber eben jene Dinge， die Entrechtung， die Vertreibung und der Völkermord， die von den handelnden Personen nicht als Auswüchse ihres Rassewahns begriffen， sondern als Mittel zur Lösung eines vorgeblichen realen， sachlichen Problems angesehen wurden: Das läßt mir den Atem stocken。

Göran ，

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Claus ，

Excellent overview of the Wannsee conference where the holocaust were discussed among German officials - including Heydrich and Eichmann。

Monique ，

Het huis waar deze conferentie gehouden werd， is een van de meest duistere plekken waar ik geweest ben。 Dat de omgeving waarin de villa ligt， wonderschoon is， maakt hetgeen hier besproken is alleen nog maar huiveringwekkender。 Longerich geeft met dit boek een goed en leesbaar overzicht van de gebeurtenissen omtrent de Wannsee Conferentie。 Het feit dat de （originele） notulen in zowel het Nederlands als in het Duits zijn weergegeven， is een zeer interessante en welkome toevoeging。