Amon Leopold Göth was an Austrian SS functionary and war criminal. He served as the commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in German-occupied Poland for most of the camp's exis
Göth in 1946, shortly before his execution
Hujowa Górka ("Prick Hill"), the execution place in Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp (2007)
Balcony of Amon Göth's house in Płaszów, from which Helen Jonas-Rosenzweig said Göth would shoot at prisoners. His Tyrolean hat would mark his intentions. It was the signal for seasoned prisoners to attempt to hide.
Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist and humanitarian who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories in Ge
Amon Göth
…and aspiring actress originally from Breslau (or Gleiwitz; sources vary). Kalder first met Göth in 1942 or early 1943 when she worked as a secretary at Oskar Schindler's enamelware factory in Kraków. She met Göth when Schindler brought her to dinner at the villa at Płaszów; she said it was love at first sight. She…
Schindler's factory in Kraków, 2011
Schindler's factory at the former site of Brünnlitz labor camp in 2004