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{{Quote|What a marvelous sight it was. A fantastic piece of theater. My staff and I stood at a distance. I held the electrical device which would detonate all the charges simultaneously. Jesuiter called for silence. I glanced over at my brave officers and men, tired and dirty, silhouetted against the glow of the burning buildings. After prolonging the suspense for a moment, I shouted: Heil Hitler and pressed the button. With a thunderous, deafening bang and a rainbow burst of colors, the fiery explosion soared toward the clouds, an unforgettable tribute to our triumph over the Jews. The Warsaw Ghetto was no more. The will of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler had been done.|Stroop's description of the destruction of the Great Synagogue of Warsaw.| | {{Quote|What a marvelous sight it was. A fantastic piece of theater. My staff and I stood at a distance. I held the electrical device which would detonate all the charges simultaneously. Jesuiter called for silence. I glanced over at my brave officers and men, tired and dirty, silhouetted against the glow of the burning buildings. After prolonging the suspense for a moment, I shouted: Heil Hitler and pressed the button. With a thunderous, deafening bang and a rainbow burst of colors, the fiery explosion soared toward the clouds, an unforgettable tribute to our triumph over the Jews. The Warsaw Ghetto was no more. The will of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler had been done.|Stroop's description of the destruction of the Great Synagogue of Warsaw.|}} | ||
'''Jürgen Stroop''' (26th September 1895 - 6th March 1952) was a German official and [[Schutzstaffel|''Schutzstaffel'']]'' ''officer during [[World War II]]. | '''Jürgen Stroop''' (26th September 1895 - 6th March 1952) was a German official and [[Schutzstaffel|''Schutzstaffel'']]'' ''officer during [[World War II]]. |