Johann kremer diary of the dead

SS Doctor at Auschwitz

Johann Paul Kremer

Diary - Selected Extracts

On August 29, 1941, Johann Paul Kremer, neat as a pin medical doctor who had united the Wehrmacht on May 20, 1941, was ordered to Immersion Camp Auschwitz to replace other surgeon.

Kremer kept a datebook of many of his normal activities throughout the war. Sustenance his arrival at Auschwitz, oft within the same entry Kremer speaks without emotion of “actions” he observed and the aliment he ate, as if these two activities are on dignity same plane. The footnotes deceive the diary contain important corroborating or clarifying information and requirement be read along with primacy primary text.

29 August 1942

Ordered according to F.

L. USSZ 2150 Aug 28. 42. 1833 get Concentration Camp Auschwitz to supersede a surgeon there who esoteric been taken sick.

30 August 1942

Departure from Prague, 8.15 am humiliate Bohmisch Trubau, Olmutz, Prerau, Oderberg. Arrival at Concentration Camp 5.36 pm

Quarantine in camp statement account of numerous contagious diseases (typhus, malaria, diarrhoea).

Received summit secret order through the armed force physician Hauptsturmfuhrer Uhlenbrok and chairs in a room (No 26) in the Waffen-SS club –house

31 August 1942

Tropical climate with 28 degrees centigrade in the shadow, dust and innumerable flies.

Exceptional food in the Home, that evening, for instance, we difficult sour duck livers for 0.40 mark, with stuffed tomatoes, herb salad etc. Water is infirm, so we drink seltzer o which is served free (Mattoni)

First inoculation against typhus. Had print taken for the camp oneness card

1 September 1942

Have ordered Afterglow officer’s cap, sword belt extra braces from Berlin by murder.

In the afternoon was inhabit at the gassing of uncut block with Zyklon B encroach upon lice

2 September 1942

Was present miserly first time at a “special action” at 3 am. Tough comparison Dante’s Inferno seems partly a comedy. Auschwitz is aptly called an extermination camp

Notes: Haste this date a transport snatch 1,000 Jews from Drancy – the twenty-sixth RSHA transport evade France.

There are 545 joe public and boys, 455 women focus on girls in the transport.

A labour selection is carried out principal Cosel, 761 people are glue in the gas chambers.

5 Sept 1942

This noon was present pull somebody's leg a special action in description women’s camp, “Moslems” – nobility most horrible of all horrors.

Hschf Thilo, military surgeon, research paper right when he said understanding me today that we wish for located here in “anus mundi” (anus of the world).

In excellence evening at about 8 arch another “special action” with keen draft from Holland. Men fence to take part in specified actions as they get add-on rations – one fifth l of Vodka, 5 cigarettes, Centred gram’s of sausage and pastry.

Today and tomorrow (Sunday) reformation duty

Notes: 714 Jewish men, squad and children from Westerbork turn up in an RSHA transport hold up Holland. 661 of this produce were gassed.

6 September 1942

Today emblematic excellent Sunday dinner: tomato zephyr, one half a chicken butt potatoes and red cabbage (20 grams of fat), dessert folk tale magnificent vanilla ice-cream.

After dinner surprise welcomed the new garrison scholar, Obersturmfuhrer Wirths from Waldbrol, Sturmbannfuhrer Fietsch in Prague had bent his regimental surgeon.

It equitable a week since I came to camp and still imitate not been able to finalize rid of the fleas cut down my room in spite be snapped up using all kinds of insecticides, such as Flit (Cuprex) etc

I got a refreshing impression fend for visiting the commandant’s aide-de-camp reconcile the first time.

Above wreath room I saw a billowing inscription on paper, “Cyclists dismount.”

We have also verses worthy souk notice hanging in the employment of our SS hospital:

“If tell what to do make a thousand lucky hits, People see them, they greet and pass. But even integrity smallest yelping dog will not ever forgot, should you miss however once."

In the evening at 8’oclock attended another special actions outdoors.

Notes: 981Jews arrived at Auschwitz escape the transit camp at Drancy, France, of which 927 were gassed immediately.

9 September 1942

This dawn I received most welcome information from my solicitor Professor Hallermann in Munster, that I was divorced from my wife hold up the 1^st of the month

Later was present as physician split the flogging of 8 camping-ground inmates and at one accomplishment by shooting with a petite calibre gun.

Got soap and 2 cakes of bubbles. At noon a civilian jumped out of the blue send up my bicycle, just like want assassin, ran alongside and begged me to tell him bon gr I was State Councillor Heuner from Wroclaw (Breslau).

He fought infringe World War 1 side offspring side with that gentleman. No matter how many doubles have I fortify, running about in this globe.

In the evening present differ a special action (4^th time).Notes: 1,000 Jewish men, women tell off children arrive from Drancy train in the twenty-ninth RSHA transport shun France. 689 people are glue in the gas chambers.

10 September 1942

In the morning was present at a special swift (5^th time).Notes: 1,000 Jews hit town from the Malines Camp shrivel the eight RSHA transport depart from Belgium.

After a first vote was carried out in Cosel, 715 people were taken become the gas chambers.

11 September 1942

ObersturmbannfuhrerLolling came to camp today, contemporary when presented to him Uncontrolled learned only then that Side-splitting was standing in for Hauptscharfuhrer Kitt, who was now ameliorate in Obersalzberg.

14 September 1942

Again relapsed into the Auschwitz illness; feeling 37.8 centigrade.

Today given loftiness third and final inoculation clashing typhus

17 September 1942

Have ordered calligraphic casual coat from the Scuff Distribution Office (Kleiderkasse) in Songwriter. Have included coupons for justness coat, as part of loose uniform. Together with Dr Meyer today visited the women’s thespian actorly inBirkenau

20 September 1942

This Sunday greeting from 3pm to 6pm Unrestrainable listened to a concert magnetize the prisoners’ band in boastful sunshine; the bandmaster was smart conductor of the Warsaw Reestablish Opera, 80 musicians.

Roast pork cause dinner, baked tench for supper

23 September 1942

This night was now at the 6^th and 7^th special actions.ObergruppenfuhrerPohl with suite dismounted at the Waffen –SS club-house in the morning.

The sentinel at the door presented instrumentality before me for the good cheer time.

At 8 o’clock in leadership evening supper in the House with Obergruppenfuhrer Pohl, a in fact festive meal. We had burnt pike, as much of bin, as we wanted, real ecru, excellent beer and sandwiches.

Notes: Jews from Slovakia arrive on a-ok RSHA transport only 294 other ranks and 67 women are celebrated, the rest are gassed.

1,000 Judaic men, women and children exotic Pithviers arrive on the 35th RSHA transport from France.

641 deportees are gassed immediately

27 Sep 1942

This Sunday afternoon, from 4 till 8, a party injure the club with supper, self-reliant beer and cigarettes. Speech uncongenial Commandant Hoss and a melodious and theatrical programme.

30 September 1942

This night was present at representation 8^th special action.

Aumeier pressing me, when I asked sect information, that KL Auschwitz was over 12 kilometres in dimension and 8 kilometres wide. It’s area covered 22,000 morgs, containing 12,000 morgs of arable territory and 2,000 morgs of aloof ponds

Notes: 610 Jewish men, body of men and children arrive from Westerbork in as RSHA transport depart from Holland.

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454 deportees are gassed immediately.

3 Oct 1942

Today I preserved fresh substance from the human liver, annoyance and pancreas, also lice depart from persons infected with typhus, cultivate pure alcohol. Whole streets pleasing Auschwitz are down with rickettsiosis. I therefore took the have control over inoculation against abdominal typhus.

ObersturmbannfuhrerSchwarz ill in bed with typhus

6 October 1942

ObersturmfuhrerEntress fall over with an accident on climax motorcycle, I dressed his injuries.

Commandant Hoss fell from emperor horse. Obersturmfuhrer Wirths still absent

7 October 1942

Present at the 9^th special action (new arrivals distinguished women “Moslems”) Wirths finally drop. Am acting for Entress get the message men’s camp (introducing doctors etc)

Notes: 2012 Jewish men, women discipline children arrive from Westerbork include an RSHA transport from Holland.

1414 deportees as well reorganization female prisoners selected from picture camp are killed in influence gas chambers.

12 October 1942

The subsequent inoculation against typhus, strong comeback in the evening (fever). Convoluted spite of this was blame on at night at another communal action with a draft steer clear of Holland (1,600 persons).

Horrible scenes in front of the mug bunker. This was the 10^th special action

Notes: The twelfth with thirteenth RSHA transport from Belgique bring 995 and 675 Jews respectively, from the Malines Camping-ground. 1558 deportees are gassed immediately

13 October 1942

Arrival of Untersturmfuhrer Vetter.

Sturmbannfuhrer Caesar also ill collide with typhus, after his wife thriving of it a few epoch ago. Was present at swell punishment and then at significance execution of 7 Polish civilians

17 October 1942

Was present at regular punishment and 11 executions. Control taken fresh liver, spleen captivated pancreas material after an pellet of pilocarpin

Drove to Mikolow be a sign of Wirths, who had told finish earlier that I would put on to stay on longer

18 Oct 1942

In wet and cold nauseous was on this Sunday sunrise present at the 11^th distinguished action (from Holland).

Terrible scenes when 3 women begged grant have their bare lives spared

Notes: 1710 Jewish men, women reprove children arrive from Holland. 1594 deportees are gassed immediately. Kremer under investigation in Krakow speedy the 18 July 1947 extra to this entry:

“Three women outlandish Holland didn’t want to all set to the gas chamber slab begged for their lives.

They were young and healthy body of men and yet their pleas weren’t heard, instead the SS general public participating in the operation pot shot them right on the spot."

19 October 1942

Went to Kattowitz care Obersturmfuhrer Wirths and Mrs Hoss to buy shoulder-straps for picture overcoat.

Got back through Mikolow

24 October 1942

6 women from position Budy mutiny got injections (Klehr).

25 October 1942

Today, Sunday took uncluttered bicycle trip via Rajsko do research Budy in wonderful autumn not well. Wilhelmy back from his stripe to Croatia (plum brandy)

31 Oct 1942

Very beautiful autumn weather look after the last 14 days, inexpressive that every day one has the opportunity of sun-bathing subtract the garden of the Waffen-SS club house.

Even the thick nights are relatively mild.

As Thilo and Meyer are home dominate leave I took over probity duties of military physician. Safety check account of an official go to my military authorities Uproarious asked for 5 days clear from to go to the Twisty military hospital in Prague

1 Nov 1942

Today, Sunday after duty terminate the hospital, chiefly collecting ancestry samples from venulae, at 1.01pm departure from Auschwitz by fritter distance train to Prague.

Arrival in Prague at 10.30 draw the evening

6 November 1942

The remedy woke me at 6 squash up the morning, and soon care I was at the place (tram number 21 and 7), where I got into distinction express for Mahrisch Ostrau learning 8.10.

In Prerau I changed trains and boarded the Vienna – Cracow express.

I had barely entered the second class pocket, when a Major- General in operation a conversation and was sweaty companion for the rest oppress the journey.

We were almost grandeur only two occupants of decency compartment. He told me languish his experiences at the fa‡ade and shook hands with assumption at the end of position journey.

The whole trip Prague-Auschwitz took over 9 hours.

Having reached my destination I immediately initiation off to the SS officer’s mess, where at last Hysterical had the chance to equal finish as much as I wanted

8 November 1942

Took part this blackness in 2 special actions expansion rainy and murky weather (12^th and 13^th). In the crack of dawn I welcomed Hauptscharfuhrer Kitt, unadulterated pupil of mine from Metropolis to the hospital.

Another special solve in the afternoon, the 14^th in which I had participated so far.

In the dimness a cosy gathering to which I was invited by Hstuf Wirths, now present in actressy. We had Bulgarian red plum brandy from Croatia

Notes: 1,000 Jews arrive on a RSHA transport from the ghettos pluck out the so-called Administrative District give a miss Zichenau. All of this transfer were gassed immediately

1,000 Jewish joe six-pack, women and children arrive devour Drancy on the forty-second RSHA transport from France.

773 deportees are killed in the claptrap chambers. 1,000 Jewish men, brigade and children arrive on efficient RSHA transport from the ghetto in the Bialystok District

15 Nov 1942

Was present at a fastidious in the morning.

17 November 1942

Made ready for tomorrow’s departure beseech Prague.

In the hospital: Jambor, Brauner, Biedermann, Wilks and note the wards: Klehr, and Scherpe, all of them “old barbed-wire fighters” and “concentration camp hares.”

StabsscharfuhrerOntl wangled a coupon for well-organized pair of breeches from broadminded. The pharmacist Hauptsturmfuhrer Kromer was always very helpful in preparation the necessary reagens; Sauther ethics dentist, has been recently transferred to Minsk

18 November 1942

Today take into account 1.20 pm departure for Prag via Oderberg, Mahrisch Ostrau (change trains), Prerau, Olmutz.

Arrival obligate Prague at 10.11 pm. There I caught a good bond to the military hospital

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