Adolf Karl Eichmann
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...hunted down after World War II. Eichmann was on outward appearances a common man but inwardly he proved to be a monster who was insensitive to even the most basic of human needs and feelings. Eichmann served as the head of Department IV-D-4 during the beginning of World War II. He was responsible for overseeing deportations from and immigrations into Poland. One of his major responsibilities was that of identifying and controlling all Jews. One means of doing this was to force them to wear a yellow star of David on their clothing. This simple requirement was quite effective in that it not only identified the Jews, it dehumanized them and made most non-Jews afraid of any contact with them. A further means of controlling the Jewish citizens was to force them to live in specially identified areas known as ghettos. Eichmann conducted is duties in a detached fashion showing no emotion. One subordinate during the war observed later: "Eichmann was very cynical in his attitude toward the Jewish question. He gave no indication of human feeling toward these people. He was not immoral; he was amoral and completely ice-cold in his attitude." (Malkin, 71). Thousands of Jews...
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