I was sent to Treblinka, Minsk, Lemberg and Auschwitz. When I see the images before my eyes, it all comes back to me ... Corpses, corpses, corpses. Shot, gassed, decaying corpses. They seemed to pop out of the ground when a grave was opened. It was a delirium of blood. It was an inferno, a hell, and I felt I was going insane.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Eichmann describes the horror of seeing corpses at extermination sites, feeling overwhelmed and near madness.
- In plain terms
- The images of death drove him to a state of insanity.
- What can you take from it?
- Witnessing extreme violence can cause profound psychological trauma.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does exposure to death affect moral judgment?
- What coping mechanisms help survivors?
Another view
He may be exaggerating his reaction to distance himself from responsibility.
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