Learn about photographs contained in Karl Höcker’s album depicting official visits, ceremonies, and the social activities of the Auschwitz camp staff.

The Höcker Album (or Hoecker Album) is a collection of photographs believed to have been collected by Karl-Friedrich Höcker, an officer in the SS during the Nazi regime in Germany. It contains over one hundred images of the lives and living conditions of the officers and administrators who ran the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp complex.

eceived this photograph album. The inscription "Auschwitz 21.6.1944" (June 21, 1944) on its first page signaled the uniqueness of the album—there are very few wartime photographs of the …

In 2007, an album of photographs showing how the Nazis at Auschwitz spent their downtime came into the Museum’s collection. Learn more about these rare photographs, delve deeper into Holocaust history, and get to know the real people who …

2020年5月11日 · But an album of photographs, discovered by a U.S. Army officer after the end of the war, shows Karl Höcker, a former SS commandant deputy who oversaw operations at Auschwitz, and other SS officers enjoying leisure activities at the concentration camp.

We've compiled some frequently asked questions and answers about the Höcker album, Here There Are Blueberries, and the Museum. How did the Museum figure out the album contained real photos taken at Auschwitz? Is the Museum still discovering new artifacts or collecting new items? Where can I see "Here There Are Blueberries"?

From Karl Höcker's photograph album, which includes both documentation of official visits and ceremonies at Auschwitz as well as more personal photographs depicting the many social activities that he and other members of the Auschwitz camp staff enjoyed. These rare images show Nazis singing, hunting, and even trimming a Christmas tree.

2019年3月24日 · A glimpse into the lives of the SS at Auschwitz comes from an album of 116 photographs taken between May and December 1944, which is believed to have been owned by Obersturmfuhrer Karl Höcker – he’s the smiling man, serving berries, in the top row of pictures.

The Höcker Album (or Hoecker Album) is a collection of photographs believed to have been collected by Karl-Friedrich Höcker, an officer in the SS during the Nazi regime in Germany. It contains over one hundred images of the lives and living conditions of the officers and administrators who ran the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp complex.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum obtained an album containing photos of Auschwitz staff and officers, many taken during their leisure time. It was found by a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, a World War II veteran assigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) to investigate Nazi perpetrators for possible war crimes .