SS officials in Warsaw, 1940. Speaking, SA-FührerLudwig Fischer
In early 1940 Schön was a 36-year-old Nazi party official, who came up with the idea of erecting not one, but two suburban Jewish ghettos in occupied Warsaw; not to disrupt the city traffic and overall economy; one in Koło, and the second one in Wola. He took part in the General Government (GG) conference of June 6–7, 1940 where the ghetto idea – as a staging point for Polish Jews on the other side of the Vistula River – was first discussed in order to curtail their presence in the city.[3]
We want to show the world that in the framework of our colonial work, we are able to cope with the Jewish problem even when it emerges as a problem of masses... The development of the Jewish district in Warsaw represents in practice a preliminary step to the exploitation of Jewish labor in Madagascar planned by the Führer. — Waldemar Schön [3]
After the Madagascar Plan was abolished, the ghettoization plan went ahead, and on September 12, 1940, the Warsaw Ghetto was formally approved by GauleiterHans Frank in occupied Kraków.[3]
Waldemar Schön was an attritionist who along with Karl Naumann advocated for the elimination of virtually all food supplies to the Warsaw Ghetto.[4] He established an office called Transferstelle in order to extract money and valuables from the Jews by means of "artificial famine" (künstliche Hungersnot) and stopped food deliveries to the ghetto in mid-January 1941.[5] The ensuing crisis he created was so extreme that on April 19, 1941, Schön was moved by Frank to another position in the district, and replaced by Heinz Auerswald who restored order.[5] Having played a key role in the systematic starvation and extermination of Warsaw's Jewish population, Schön survived the war and was never punished for his crimes against humanity.
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^Stefan Guido-Maria Krikl (May 23, 2013). . Artist Alfred Nossig in Warsaw. Flickr.com. Archived from the original (Internet Archive) on April 9, 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. The ghetto artist bio.
^Josef Wulf (6 April 2010). "Waldemar Schön". Das Dritte Reich und seine Vollstrecker. Axis History. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich
waldemar, schön, standartenführer, karl, alexander, also, schoen, august, 1904, merseburg, october, 1969, freising, joined, nsdap, 1930, after, invasion, poland, nazi, germany, 1939, appointed, head, newly, created, ressettlement, division, warsaw, district, w. Standartenfuhrer Waldemar Schon or Karl Alexander Waldemar Schon also Schoen 1 b August 3 1904 in Merseburg d 9 October 1969 in Freising 2 joined NSDAP and SA in 1930 3 After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939 he was appointed head of the newly created Ressettlement Division of the Warsaw District within General Government territory of the German occupied Poland He was named Abteilungsleiter in 1940 by the World War II Governor of the District Ludwig Fischer SS officials in Warsaw 1940 Speaking SA Fuhrer Ludwig FischerIn early 1940 Schon was a 36 year old Nazi party official who came up with the idea of erecting not one but two suburban Jewish ghettos in occupied Warsaw not to disrupt the city traffic and overall economy one in Kolo and the second one in Wola He took part in the General Government GG conference of June 6 7 1940 where the ghetto idea as a staging point for Polish Jews on the other side of the Vistula River was first discussed in order to curtail their presence in the city 3 We want to show the world that in the framework of our colonial work we are able to cope with the Jewish problem even when it emerges as a problem of masses The development of the Jewish district in Warsaw represents in practice a preliminary step to the exploitation of Jewish labor in Madagascar planned by the Fuhrer Waldemar Schon 3 After the Madagascar Plan was abolished the ghettoization plan went ahead and on September 12 1940 the Warsaw Ghetto was formally approved by Gauleiter Hans Frank in occupied Krakow 3 Waldemar Schon was an attritionist who along with Karl Naumann advocated for the elimination of virtually all food supplies to the Warsaw Ghetto 4 He established an office called Transferstelle in order to extract money and valuables from the Jews by means of artificial famine kunstliche Hungersnot and stopped food deliveries to the ghetto in mid January 1941 5 The ensuing crisis he created was so extreme that on April 19 1941 Schon was moved by Frank to another position in the district and replaced by Heinz Auerswald who restored order 5 Having played a key role in the systematic starvation and extermination of Warsaw s Jewish population Schon survived the war and was never punished for his crimes against humanity Notes and references edit Stefan Guido Maria Krikl May 23 2013 Waldemar Schoen Artist Alfred Nossig in Warsaw Flickr com Archived from the original Internet Archive on April 9 2015 Retrieved 8 April 2015 The ghetto artist bio Josef Wulf 6 April 2010 Waldemar Schon Das Dritte Reich und seine Vollstrecker Axis History Retrieved 7 April 2015 Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich a b c d Christopher R Browning 2007 The Origins of the Final Solution The Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy September 1939 March 1942 Google Books preview University of Nebraska Press pp 121 123 ISBN 978 0803203921 Retrieved 7 April 2015 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Christopher R Browning 2005 Ghettos 1939 1945 New Research and Perspectives on Definition Daily Life and Survival PDF file direct download Before the Final Solution United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Retrieved 8 April 2015 a b Browning 2007 pages 125 130 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldemar Schon amp oldid 1174414775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
