THE BIRDMAN OF AUSCHWITZ: The Life of Gunther Niethammer, the Ornithologist Seduced by the Nazis

When Soviet troops were liberating the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945, among the piles of half-burnt corpses and emaciated prisoners left behind, they were amazed to find nesting boxes for birds. The nesting boxes and research paper belonged to one of the most erudite but naive guards ever to serve at the camp, Dr. Gunther Niethammer. 16 pages of photos.