Amon Göth

Austrian SS officer Amon Göth commanded the Płaszów concentration camp in German-occupied Poland from 1943 until 1944. He was convicted of war crimes and executed in 1946.

Płaszów concentration camp: A German concentration camp in occupied Kraków, Poland, operated from 1942 to 1945. Göth commanded the camp from 1943 until its liquidation in 1944.
Schutzstaffel: A Nazi organization that grew from Hitler’s personal guard into a central force of repression and genocide. Göth’s authority at Płaszów came through his position in the SS.
Nuremberg trials: A series of postwar trials prosecuting Nazi leaders and organizations for crimes committed during World War II. They established an international precedent for prosecuting Nazi crimes, though Göth was tried separately in Poland.
Holocaust memory: The ways individuals and societies remember, represent, and commemorate the Holocaust. Göth’s public image is tied to how Płaszów and its victims are remembered.
Kraków-Płaszów trial: The 1946 trial in Kraków that convicted Amon Göth of war crimes. The trial established Göth’s individual criminal responsibility for crimes at Płaszów.
Nazi Party: The German far-right party led by Adolf Hitler that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. Göth joined the party in Austria before the Nazi annexation of the country.
War crimes: Serious violations of the laws and customs of war that incur individual criminal responsibility. Göth was convicted of war crimes for acts committed as camp commandant.
Survivor testimony: First-person accounts by people who survived persecution, imprisonment, and mass violence. Testimony from Płaszów survivors documents Göth’s conduct beyond dramatized portrayals.
Schindler's List: A 1993 film by Steven Spielberg depicting Oskar Schindler’s rescue of Jewish workers during the Holocaust. Its portrayal of Göth brought his role at Płaszów to a broad audience.
Anschluss: Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria in March 1938. It placed Göth’s Austrian SS service within the expanding German Reich.

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Josef KramerCompared with: Göth’s trial and execution offer a comparison with Kramer’s British prosecution.