Aleksander Lasik Explained

Aleksander Lasik (born 1953) is a Polish historian specializing in the history of the Schutzstaffel (SS) within German concentration camps. A professor at the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz,^[1] he has worked as an historian for Poland's Institute of National Remembrance.

Lasik is known, in particular, for having helped to compile a database, which he started in 1982 when he was writing his PhD, of 25,000 names of those who staffed concentration camps in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust. The list includes 9,686 names of personnel at the Auschwitz concentration camp.^[2] The Institute of National Remembrance added the database to its website in 2017.^{[3] [4]}

Lasik obtained his PhD in 1988 from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.^[2] He was one of the historical consultants for the BBC series Auschwitz: The Nazis and "The Final Solution" (2005).^[5]

Selected works

• Załoga SS w KL Auschwitz w latach 1940–1945. Bydgoszcz: Wydawn. Uczelniane Wyższej Szkoly Pedagogicznej w Bydgoszczy, 1994.
• "Historical-Sociological Profile of the Auschwitz SS ". Book: Gutman . Yisrael . Berenbaum . Michael . Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp . 271–287 . 1998 . Indiana University Press . Bloomington. 0-253-32684-2.
• "Rudolf Höss: Manager of Crime". Book: Gutman . Yisrael . Berenbaum . Michael . Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp . 288–300 . 1998 . Indiana University Press . Bloomington. 0-253-32684-2.
• "Organizational Structure of Auschwitz Concentration Camp". Book: Długoborski . Wacław . Piper . Franciszek . Auschwitz, 1940–1945. Central Issues in the History of the Camp. Volume I: The Establishment and Organization of the Camp . 2000 . Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum . Oświęcim. 145–279.
• "The Apprehension and Punishment of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp Staff". Book: Długoborski . Wacław . Piper . Franciszek . Auschwitz, 1940–1945. Central Issues in the History of the Camp. Volume V: Epilogue . 2000 . Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum . Oświęcim. 99–117.
• Sztafety Ochronne w systemie niemieckich obozów koncentracyjnych. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, 2007.
• "The matter of citizenship among SS-personnel at KL Auschwitz in the years 1940–1945". Auschwitz Studies, 26, 2012, pp. 49–125.

Further reading

• "List of publications". Kazimierz Wielki University.

Notes and References

1. http://auschwitz.org/en/museum/news/personal-details-of-ss-men-from-kl-auschwitz-garrison-accessible-to-the-public,1239.html "Personal details of SS men from KL Auschwitz garrison accessible to the public"
2. https://ipn.gov.pl/en/news/896,Personal-records-of-the-Auschwitz-concentration-camp-personnel-finally-made-avai.html "Personal records of the Auschwitz concentration camp personnel finally made available to the public"
3. https://truthaboutcamps.eu/th/form/60,Zaloga-SS-KL-Auschwitz.html "Niemieckie obozy zaglady i obozy koncentracyine w okupowanej Polsce"
4. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/30/auschwitz-birkenau-staff-database-online-poland-nazi-camp "Poland puts Auschwitz-Birkenau staff database online"
5. https://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/about/credits.html "Production credits"