Essay: The Middle Managers of Murder

Introduction

Origins of German Bureaucracy

The German Civil Service Inherited by the National Socialists

The Topography of Terror

Order and Function of the Bureaucracy of Terror

The 'Final Solution'

The Villa at Wannsee and the 'Final Solution.'

Sachsenhausen

 

Everyday Evil - a photo montage

 

Audio Interviews

Wenzel Peikert told me about his escape from East Berlin as a young boy.

Sarah spoke about how the past of current government officials can come back to haunt them.

An American Army intelligence officer spoke to me about his work in 1960’s Berlin.

 

The Three Rules of Bureaucracy