Execution of a Nazi psycho who killed over 300,000 people & burned children alive - H. Böttcher

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Herbert Böttcher was one of the most brutal SS and Police Leaders operating in the General Government during the Holocaust. Born in 1907 in Prökuls (today Klaipėda), he rose quickly through the structures of Nazi Germany, joining the Nazi Party and the SS just months after Hitler annexed the Memel Territory. Trained as a lawyer, Böttcher used his education not to uphold justice, but to execute terror across occupied Poland. After the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, Böttcher became Police President in Kassel and later, in May 1942, the SS and Police Leader of the Radom District—one of the most persecuted regions of the Nazi-controlled General Government. As tens of thousands of Jews were forced into the Radom ghettos, Böttcher issued ruthless orders: if a Jewish person or a weapon was found in a Polish home, the entire household—including children—was to be executed and the property burned. His policies were designed to destroy solidarity, isolate Jewish communities, and terrorize the Polish population into submission. Under Operation Reinhard—the Nazi plan to exterminate the Jews of occupied Poland—Böttcher personally oversaw mass deportations from Radom to Treblinka. In August 1942 alone, he organized the liquidation of both ghettos, sending more than 28,000 men, women, and children to their deaths. Those found hiding were shot or burned alive; over 1,000 people were murdered on the streets during the liquidation itself. He later participated in anti-partisan campaigns, including the Michniów massacre, where 204 villagers were killed in retaliation for resistance activity. Captured after the war by the British, Herbert Böttcher was extradited to Poland, tried for war crimes, and sentenced to death in 1949. He was hanged on 12 June 1950 at age 43—one of thousands of Nazi perpetrators brought to justice. His legacy is one of terror, cruelty, and the systematic destruction of human life. Join World History channel and get access to benefits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKy_pNKZBX4KcCct8505HA/join Disclaimer: All opinions and comments below are from members of the public and do not reflect the views of World History channel. We do not accept promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes such as: race, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation. World History has right to review the comments and delete them if they are deemed inappropriate. ► CLICK the SUBSCRIBE button for more interesting clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKy_pNKZBX4KcCct8505HA/?sub_confirmation=1 #HerbertBöttcher #worldhistory #worldwar2videos #ww2 #holocaust #poland #history #documentary #wwii #historydocumentary #germanyhistory #holocaustremembrance #concentrationcamps #thirdreich #treblinka #nazigermany #warcriminals #warcrimes #warcrimestribunal #radom Herbert Böttcher biography, Herbert Böttcher and Hans Frank, Hans Kujath, Treblinka concentration camp, German invasion of Poland, Poland during World War 2, When did Germany invade Poland, Poland WW2, German occupation of Poland, Polish Jews, Holocaust Poland, Jews in Poland, Operation Reinhard, Germany deportations, Nazi SS, Nazi war crimes, WW2 war crimes, War trials, Nazi criminals, War criminals, War criminals WW2, German war crimes, SS men, SS officer, German guards, SS guards, Nazi war criminal, Anschluss of Austria, Radom Poland, Treblinka death camp, Treblinka extermination camp, Michniów massacre,