The Höcker Album is a photo album that originally belonged to SS officer Karl Höcker. It includes 116 pictures taken in and around Auschwitz between May 1944 and January 1945. This media essay includes photographs taken on July 22, 1944, at Solahütte, an SS retreat. That day, Karl Höcker accompanied a group of SS Helferinnen on a day trip to the retreat. The Helferinnen were female auxiliaries who worked for the SS as communications specialists.
A postcard showing a view of the Solahütte, an SS retreat at Międzybrodzkie Lake on the Soła River near Auschwitz.
It is from SS officer Karl Höcker’s photo album. The Höcker Album includes 116 pictures taken in and around Auschwitz between May 1944 and January 1945.
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SS female auxiliaries (Helferinnen) disembark a bus with several SS officers at the Solahütte, an SS retreat at Międzybrodzkie Lake south of Auschwitz.
The photo is from an album that belonged to SS officer Karl Höcker. The Höcker Album includes 116 pictures taken in and around Auschwitz between May 1944 and January 1945. This image was taken on July 22, 1944. That day, Karl Höcker (far right) accompanied the women on a day trip to the retreat. In the album, there is a handwritten caption that reads “With the SS-maidens at the Solahütte 22.7.44” (“Mit den SS-Maiden auf der Solahütte 22.7.44”).
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SS female auxiliaries (Helferinnen) pose on a bridge with several SS officers at the Solahütte, an SS retreat at Międzybrodzkie Lake south of Auschwitz.
This photo is from an album that belonged to SS officer Karl Höcker. The Höcker Album includes 116 pictures taken in and around Auschwitz between May 1944 and January 1945. This image is one of three photographs in a series taken on July 22, 1944. That day, Karl Höcker (center) accompanied the women on a day trip to the retreat. In the album, there is a handwritten caption that reads “Rain from a clear sky” (“Regen aus heiterem Himmel”).
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SS female auxiliaries (Helferinnen) pose for photos at Solahütte, an SS retreat at Międzybrodzkie Lake south of Auschwitz.
This photo is from an album that belonged to SS officer Karl Höcker. The Höcker Album includes 116 pictures taken in and around Auschwitz between May 1944 and January 1945. This image is one of six photographs in a series taken on July 22, 1944. That day, Karl Höcker (center) accompanied the women on a day trip to the retreat. In the album, there is a handwritten caption that reads “Here there are blueberries” (“Hier gibt es Blaubeeren”).
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