I Escaped from Auschwitz: The Shocking True Story of the World War II Hero Who Escaped the Nazis and Helped Save Over 200,000 Jews Free Audiobook Download by Alan Bestic,Rudolf Vrba
Rudolf Vrba is the world's most decorated Holocaust survivor. He was the one who escaped from Auschwitz, then traveled to London and convinced the Allies that Auschwitz was a death camp. Ultimately, his work saved over 200,000 Jews.
Alan Bestic Rudolf Vrba was born in 1922 to a Croatian father and a German mother. He joined the army but was taken prisoner by the Nazis in 1942, shortly after his regiment crossed into Hungary. During his imprisonment at Auschwitz, he was put to work as a slave laborer in the construction of the Birkenau death camp. In 1944, he escaped from Auschwitz with a group of fellow prisoners and helped save over 200,000 Jews by smuggling them out of Slovakia through the forests surrounding the Hungarian border.
The Holocaust had been going on for too long, and it was imperative that someone did something to stop it. So a group of people came together and started planning their escape. In 1944, Rudolph Vrba set out on the adventure of a lifetime with his brother Alfred. Together they escaped from the Nazis in Auschwitz and helped save over 200,000 Jews by bringing the information back to the Allies or giving them away to help other Jews escape.
After a lengthy and dangerous trek, including the use of a secret network of safe houses, Vrba and his fellow escapees made it to safety. They had spent months giving out false information and disguising themselves in order to mislead the Nazis as to their whereabouts.
The true story of the author who helped save many lives during World War II. He was on a team that escapes Auschwitz and figures out ways to help as many Jews as possible escape the Nazis.
This is the true story of how one man not only escaped from Auschwitz, but in doing so, he helped save over 200,000 Jews. His name was Rudolf Vrba. He used his skills as a chemist to create and distribute forged documents to help get them out of the death camps. He went on to write a book that became the basis for an award-winning film.
Published Date | 2020-11-24 |
Duration | 17 hours 10 minutes |
Author | Alan Bestic, Rudolf Vrba |
Narrated | Steven Jay Cohen |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Biography & Memoir |
Parent Category | Memoir, World |