Der Mann an der Rampe

Der Mann an der Rampe

12 mins | Documentary | Sept. 1, 1989

A top administrator in the Federal German armed forces measures the machinery of murder at Auschwitz according to the effiency principle, and deems it a triumph. Militaria dealers market all the components for a do-it-yourself SS officer. The film assembles on, piece by piece, from a price list: the complete Hauptsturmführer for 2,921 Deutschmarks, ready to meet the trains arriving at Auschwitz with the appropriate aluminium lurex armband at 45 Marks.

Der Mann an der Rampe

12 mins | Documentary | Sept. 1, 1989

Der Mann an der Rampe
A top administrator in the Federal German armed forces measures the machinery of murder at Auschwitz according to the effiency principle, and deems it a triumph. Militaria dealers market all the components for a do-it-yourself SS officer. The film assembles on, piece by piece, from a price list: the complete Hauptsturmführer for 2,921 Deutschmarks, ready to meet the trains arriving at Auschwitz with the appropriate aluminium lurex armband at 45 Marks.
Producers DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Original title Der Mann an der Rampe
Directors Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski
Writers Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski

Cast

Gerhard Scheumann

as Narrator (voice)

Walter Niklaus

as Narrator (voice)