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The defiance: a prisoner in a concentration camp stares down Heinrich Himmler, who was one of the masterminds behind the holocaust, 1941 One of the most famous pictures of the entire war shows a soldier staring down Himmler, considered one of the most evil men in history. The picture was taken at Shirokaya Street Concentration Camp, which held 2,000 soviet troops.  With Himmler are other top German officials. Doing this could have resulted in instant death for him.... Read story The same day Himmler visited, 100 Jews were shot to demonstrate execution techniques. Himmler talked to a young blonde man and asked, “Are you a Jew?”. The man answered, “Yes.” Himmler asked: “Are both your parents Jews?”. Again, he replied, “Yes.” Himmler asked, “Do you have any ancestors who were not Jews?”. “No,” the man answered. “Then I can’t help you,” Himmler said. The young man was then shot in the back of the head. The soldier is not wearing a shirt to show his emaciated body. Despite being starved...

The defiance: a prisoner in a concentration camp stares down Heinrich Himmler, who was one of the masterminds behind the holocaust, 1941 One of the most famous pictures of the entire war shows a soldier staring down Himmler, considered one of the most evil men in history. The picture was taken at Shirokaya Street Concentration Camp, which held 2,000 soviet troops.  With Himmler are other top German officials. Doing this could have resulted in instant death for him.... Read story The same day Himmler visited, 100 Jews were shot to demonstrate execution techniques. Himmler talked to a young blonde man and asked, “Are you a Jew?”. The man answered, “Yes.” Himmler asked: “Are both your parents Jews?”. Again, he replied, “Yes.” Himmler asked, “Do you have any ancestors who were not Jews?”. “No,” the man answered. “Then I can’t help you,” Himmler said. The young man was then shot in the back of the head. The soldier is not wearing a shirt to show his emaciated body. Despite being starved...