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Hermann Hackmann was born on the 11th of November 1913 in Osnabrück then part of the German Empire. Hackmann was the son of a construction foreman and after leaving school in 1930, he began an apprenticeship as a bricklayer. On 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. In November of the same year Hackmann became a member of the SS. As of 1934 he served in the Esterwegen concentration camp, located near the German-Dutch border. Most of the prisoners in Esterwegen were political prisoners, many of them Communists. The most famous was Carl von Ossietzky, a German journalist and political activist who was sent to Esterwegen in 1933. Join World History channel and get access to benefits: Disclaimer: All opinions and comments below are from members of the public and do not reflect the views of World History channel. We do not accept promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes such as: race, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation. World History has right to review the comments and delete them if they are deemed inappropriate. ► CLICK the SUBSCRIBE button for more interesting clips: #worldhistory #worldwar2videos #ww2
