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Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 17, 2012 at 12:44 am
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Wilhelm Brasse, who himself was a prisoner at Ausschwitz has died on the 23rd of October.
Being skilled in photography the SS camp administration used him to photograph prisoners aswell as personel. He was rewarded food and his chances on survival were larger than those of other inmates due to this "job".
He made several iconic photos during his time there from which I am sure many of you have seen some before.
Wilhelm Brasse:
![[Image: image-416186-galleryV9-wkdc.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn3.spiegel.de%2Fimages%2Fimage-416186-galleryV9-wkdc.jpg)
Pictures of prisoners: ("When making their portraits, I knew they would die"):
![[Image: image-416175-galleryV9-szqp.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn2.spiegel.de%2Fimages%2Fimage-416175-galleryV9-szqp.jpg)
![[Image: Wilhelm-Brasse-Auschwitz-450.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.etcetera.com.mx%2Fuserfiles%2Fimages%2FWilhelm-Brasse-Auschwitz-450.jpg)
![[Image: 227b366d50357e3776705b845ee6795d_int470.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.milenio.com%2Fmedia%2F95d%2F227b366d50357e3776705b845ee6795d_int470.jpg)
![[Image: 470285-wilhelm-brasse.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=resources1.news.com.au%2Fimages%2F2012%2F10%2F29%2F1226505%2F470285-wilhelm-brasse.jpg)
Quote:Brasse, who had a noted skill for putting his subjects at ease, recalled telling one officer to "sit comfortably, relax and think about your fatherland" before snapping his picture. This image is of SS officer Maximilian Grabner. Grasse received extra food as his payment for the images he took.
![[Image: image-416177-galleryV9-gubo.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn4.spiegel.de%2Fimages%2Fimage-416177-galleryV9-gubo.jpg)
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 17, 2012 at 5:37 am
This pic always made me so angry.
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people comfortably basking in the sun while a short distance from them this was going on .....
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 17, 2012 at 3:55 pm
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It's chilling isn't it, how thorough our indifference can be so long as we are dedicated to either the indifference itself, or leaving it unconsidered. I saw a scene so innocent in comparison to these images that you could practically (and ironically) call it child friendly...but to me, it was so horrible that something within me I cannot even describe or place was broken..likely to remain so until my own death. How these people managed to avoid that sinking, that consumption, is to me - an unanswerable question.
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 17, 2012 at 7:05 pm
In that first photo it really looks like someone caught him with a stiff right cross at some point in his life. His nose is at a 30 degree angle.
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 18, 2012 at 4:39 am
I think he should have hit one of those Nazi's over the head with the camera.
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 18, 2012 at 7:34 am
(November 18, 2012 at 4:39 am)JohnDG Wrote: I think he should have hit one of those Nazi's over the head with the camera.
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1. Protection of oneself from harm or destruction.
2. The instinct for individual preservation; the innate desire to stay alive.
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 18, 2012 at 4:13 pm
(November 18, 2012 at 7:34 am)Kousbroek Wrote: (November 18, 2012 at 4:39 am)JohnDG Wrote: I think he should have hit one of those Nazi's over the head with the camera.
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1. Protection of oneself from harm or destruction.
2. The instinct for individual preservation; the innate desire to stay alive.
What would be left alive could not possibly be the same person. Human beings can be broken, were very fragile.
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 18, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Do not worry, this will be repeated many times in future times (not necessarily in germany).
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 18, 2012 at 5:23 pm
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It's a mixed bag John, I'm with you, gonna have to shoot my uncooperative ass. On the other hand, what comprises the "self" of another is a different matter aint it? To them, remaining alive may be the overriding part of the equation of "self"..nothing wrong with that.
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RE: Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 18, 2012 at 6:52 pm
I have to wonder if being surrounded by death didn't make the self-preservation instinct that much stronger.
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