Aleksander Lasik (born 1953) is a Polish historian specializing in the history of the

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS; also stylized as ''ᛋᛋ'' with Armanen runes; ; "Protection Squadron") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe d ...

(SS) within German concentration camps. A professor at the

Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz ( pl, Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy; UKW), also known as the Casimir the Great University, is a state-funded university in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was named after Casimir III the Great (''K ...

, he has worked as an historian for Poland's

Institute of National Remembrance The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation ( pl, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state resea ...

. 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 German-occupied Poland during World War II consisted of two major parts with different types of administration. The Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany following the invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II—nearly a quarter of the ...

during

the Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...

. The list includes 9,686 names of personnel at the Auschwitz concentration camp."Personal records of the Auschwitz concentration camp personnel finally made available to the public"
The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation. The Institute of National Remembrance added the database to its website in 2017. Lasik obtained his PhD in 1988 from

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University ( pl, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1611, when under the Roy ...

. He was one of the historical consultants for the BBC series '' Auschwitz: The Nazis and "The Final Solution"'' (2005)."Production credits"
''Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State''. PBS.

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 ". * "Rudolf Höss: Manager of Crime". * "Organizational Structure of Auschwitz Concentration Camp". * "The Apprehension and Punishment of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp Staff". *''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.

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