He has been called the master interrogator of the luftwaffe, and possibly of all nazi germany. The true story of the german jew who tracked down and caught the kommandant of auschwitz, by thomas harding, is a brilliantly written and wellresearched book. At the very core of the technique is the illusion of knowing it all tactic, which aims to inflate a sources perception of how much knowledge an interviewer holds about the event to be discussed. The true story of hanns scharff, master interrogator of the allied fighter pilots captured by the germans. Third, the interrogator must write an evaluation report that is truthful, and that. Synopsis hans christian andersen was born in odense.
And with it come a lot of nice new features, visuals and enhancements. During the late silent and early sound eras, he was a leading director at the large german studio ufa. Alabama 1 california 1 florida 3 new mexico 1 new york 1 oregon 1 pennsylvania 2. We also work in the corporate worldwriting white papers and bylined articles for executivesand we write for web sites. The man prying the information loose was hanns scharff, and as raymond tolliver chronicles in the interrogator.
Hanns seidel foundation brussels, brussels, belgium. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both english and german. The study of investigative interviewing and deception detection duration. Hanns scharff, a legendary german interrogator who is the subject of a book by military writer raymond toliver, cited preparation not violence as the surest way to procure intelligence from an. As an obergefreiter equivalent to private first class he was. Til that hanns scharff, german luftwaffes master interrogator, instead of physical torture on pows used techniques like nature walks, going out for a pleasant lunch, and swimming where the subject would reveal information on their own. Hanns joachim friedrichs german journalist britannica.
Torture and the united states includes documented and alleged cases of torture both inside and outside the united states by members of the government, the military, law enforcement agencies, intelligence agencies, health care services, and other public organizations while the term torture is defined in numerous places, including dictionaries and encyclopedias of various nations or cultures. November 2017 writing down conclusions and recommendations for a research. Qualities of a good essay concise english grammar and essay writing workbook 2 pdf files alexander. Hanns scharff in a family photo from the interrogation techniques from the nazi era. The story of hanns joachim scharff master interrogator of the luftwaffe. Scharffs techinques postshock stage nicknamed the cinderella technique, hanns treated his prisoners with care and affection. Scharff was drafted into the german army and was not a. The story of hanns joachim scharff, master interrogator of the luftwaffe, scharffs unparalleled success did not come from confrontation or threats, but from simply being nice.
Born on december 16 th, 1907 in rastenburg, east prussia to a wealthy family, his father was an army officer who died during wwi his maternal grandfather owned textile mills throughout germany, so hanns grew up in the family villa at leipzig where he studied art. This nonfiction account of two men whose lives converge, told through the eyes of the author, whose uncle was lieutenant hanns alexander. A panoramic new history of modern britain, as told through. The hanns seidel foundation is a german political foundation that bases its values on democracy, peace and development. Hanns scharff and captured pilot lieutenant richard price jr.
Join facebook to connect with hans scharff and others you may know. Hannsjoachim gottlob scharff december 16, 1907 september 10, 1992 was a german luftwaffe interrogator during the second world war. Hannsjoachim gottlob scharff december 16, 1907 september 10, 1992 was a german. Anton scharff 1845, vienna 1903, brunn am gebirge, austrian medal maker. Hanns joachim gottlob scharff was never meant to be either a nazi or their best interrogator. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Eastern front world war ii unionpedia, the concept map. The nazi interrogator who revealed the value of kindness pacific. Raymond tolivers the interrogator recollects the war time experiences of hanns joachim scharff as an interrogator with a processing and evaluation center of the luftwaffe. Hanns himself accepted that these prisoners were his friends also, so he could get into the character he needed to. Hannsjoachim gottlob scharff, luftwaffe for american interrogators in training, perhaps no individual comes in for more praise and respect than the ww2era german lance corporal hanns scharff. Clhb homeland security symposium series recommended for you. In previous laboratorybased work, the scharff technique has proved successful for gathering intelligence from human sources. As an obergefreiter equivalent to private first class he. This is the story of hanns scharff the master interrogator of the luftwaffe who. Hanns schwarz was born on february 11, 1888 in vienna, austriahungary as ignatz schwarz. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. These are the 5 simple techniques the most successful. We predicted that the participants in the just start condition would write down. As most of us know, apples latest operating system yosemite 10.
Hanns scharff nazi germanys pow master interrogator. Get full address, contact info, background report and more. In the early 1930s he worked on several multilanguage version films for ufa, producing the same films in distinct german. The story of hanns scharff, luftwaffes master interrogator raymond f. Climb aboard as your hosts david smay author of the 33 series book on swordfishtrombones and esotourics kim cooper a zoetrope studios intern wholl tell how she. Contextualizing the scharfftechnique article pdf available in applied cognitive psychology 286 november 2014.
The story is written in a rather humorous style and starts out with the tale of coincidences that lead to scharff becoming an interrogator although he neither had special. Comments about hanns we received in our former guestbook. Hanns scharff takes the author through his thoughts and experiences as he interrogated allied fighter pilots for germany during world war ii. The lawless writer you are in the right place about authors. Army releases more information about exgreen berets involved in venezuela coup. The scharff technique, he concluded, is an umbrella concept involving a number of tactics, whose combination was of key importance. The scharfftechnique, he concluded, is an umbrella concept involving a number of tactics, whose combination was of key importance. This oral history interview is with christian scharff the son of hanns scharff 19071992. With the morality and efficacy of interrogation practices coming under increasing scrutiny. How to get the truth like a military interrogatorthe. He has been called the master interrogator of the luftwaffe and possibly all of nazi germany. Times bestseller, translated 6 languages, shortlisted costa book award, longlisted orwell prize, numerous books of the year, mumsnet book of the month, featured on bbc book of the week, tv rights optioned. This article was most recently revised and updated by karen sparks, director and editor, britannica book of the year.
Together we have more years of journalistic experience than we care to admit, mostly as newspaper reporters and magazine editors and writers. However, little is known about whether the technique can be. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Hanns alexander was the son of a prosperous german family who fled berlin for london in the 1930s. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This page was last edited on 11 october 2019, at 02. German military interrogator hanns scharff developed this technique while questioning american fighter pilots during world war ii. The interrogator the story of hans joachim scharff master interrogator of the luftwaffe by raymond t. His methods were so effective that he became known as the master interrogator of nazi germany. Hannsjoachim gottlob scharff was never meant to be either a nazi or their best interrogator. Detainee research group has been the nearly forgotten work of a nazi interrogator named hanns scharff. Story of hanns joachim scharff master interrogator of the luftwaffe schiffer military history epub is an 1897 science fiction novella by. His father, hannshermann scharff, was an army officer who left the military to join his. Til one of the most successful interrogaters in nazi germany, hanns scharff, preferred freindliness over torture.
Hans scharff during ww2 was known as the master interrogator for his ability to gather information from. Maud cuney hare was a black american pianist who wrote a book about her black republican father norris cuney wearly days, when the southern party was largely black. Written with the verve of a writer and the sure touch of an historian, thomas hardings hanns and rudolf is a fascinating, fresh, and compelling work of history. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers and cobelligerent finland against the soviet union, poland and other allies, which encompassed central europe, eastern europe, northeast europe baltics, and southeast europe balkans from 22 june 1941 to 9 may 1945. One of the bomber interrogators was professor bert nagel. Edwin scharff 1887, neuulm 1955, hamburg, german sculptor and painter. Winner of the gold dagger prize for nonfiction 2018. He was a literature professor before the war and returned to that occupation following the war. But, as with any upgrade, there is always the possibility of having issues.
Hanns joachim friedrichs, german television journalist b. Writing style is challenging but the insights and lessons of interrogation are well. A former businessman, scharff through a series of absurd events found himself assigned to the luftwaffes interrogation. The scharfftechnique is used for eliciting information from human sources. Renowned as one of the top interrogators in the german intelligence community hanns scharff used his intellect, gentle personality, and unorthodox methods to. Thanks in part to the work of hanns scharff and a slew of studies on.
Hans christian andersen was a danish author best known for writing childrens stories including the little mermaid and the ugly duckling. This luftwaffe intelligence officer gained a reputation as the man who literally wove a magic spell to get the answers he had to have from captured allied fighter pilots, even though the pilots were trained to remain silent excerpted from the jacket. Hanns joachim gottlob scharff december 16, 1907 september 10, 1992 was a german luftwaffe interrogator during the second world war. Calling all rain dogs, ginsoaked boys and gun street girls. The nazi interrogator who revealed the value of kindness. Many books and manuals that have come out since the second world war recognize the significance of hanns joachim scharff s interrogation technique, a method which proved to be very effective.
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