The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Theme Package
The Fury
Bruno mistakes the word “Führer “ for “Fury”
The Führer was the title of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany from 1933-45
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-The Führer -
Eva Braun – Hitler’s Mistress
Chapter 11 mentions Bruno’s meeting with the Fury’s friend, the pretty blonde lady
Eva Braun met Hitler when she was only 17
She and Hitler were married 40 hours before their deaths by suicide in 1945 – she was 33
Out-With
Bruno mistakes the name Auschwitz for Out-With
Auschwitz was a notorious concentration camp in Poland which existed from 1940-45
The Real Commandant of Auschwitz Rudolf Höss was the first
commandant of Auschwitz from 1940 – 43
In June 1941 Höss was informed that because of its isolation, Auschwitz had been chosen by Hitler as the main site for the extermination of European Jews
Höss was executed in 1947
Woman Guard Juana Bormann was
one of the few women guards at Auschwitz
She was known for her cruelty and called “Wiesel” and “the woman with dogs”
She was executed after the war for war crimes