In 1940 he accompanied Rudolf Höß (who later trained Kramer at Auschwitz) to inspect Auschwitz as a possible site for a new synthetic coal oil and rubber plant, which was a vital industry in Germany, given its shortage of oil.
In 1940 he accompanied Franz Hoess (who later'trained' Kramer at Auschwitz) to inspect Auschwitz as a possible site for a new synthetic coal oil and rubber plant. This of course was a vital industry in Germany, given its shortage of oil.