![Obersturmführer Karl Höcker, June 21, 1944. [LCID: 34580]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/21be029f-f135-4b97-92f3-d7a1c25e5be3.jpeg)
Portrait of SS-Obersturmführer Karl Höcker, June 21, 1944.
Höcker was stationed at Auschwitz from May 1944 until the evacuation of the camp complex in January 1945. He served as the adjutant to SS officer Richard Baer, the last commandant of Auschwitz. This photo is from Höcker’s photo album.
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