Helen Burchell
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The Northampton shoemaker who caught the Auschwitz commander

The Northampton shoemaker who caught the Auschwitz commander

"Father never spoke to us children about the war, so it wasn't until after he died that we realised how important his work had been. "William Cross was not yet born when his father, Capt Victor Cross, was among senior British soldiers who caught Rudolf Höss, the former commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, who had gone on the run at the end of World War Two.Höss was a key figure culpable in the deaths of millions of Jewish people.But how did a Northampton leather merchant come to find him, and what role did he play?Victor Cross worked in the family business - the British Chrome Tanning...

November 12, 2023
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