The Wannsee Conference in Myth and Reality HST 472: The Rise and Fall of Hitler
What was the Wannsee Protocol? Problems in effecting Nazi Jewish policy as evidenced in Poland Power play by Heydrich March proposal to Goering Discussions with Hans Rosenberg Goering’s July 31 “authorization” Getting ministries on board Question of half, quarter and privileged Jews
Did the Wannsee Protocol settle anything? Widely distributed at ministerial level,with Heydrich’s power clear While Heydrich seems to have won on policy towards half, quarter and privileged Jews, many survive war Heydrich and Himmler had to continue to push exterminationist policy at every turn Means of extermination still not settled