Talk:Paul Radomski

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Additional work[edit]

I created this article using material from Haidari concentration camp. Additional work needs to be done on the subject's career.Mtsmallwood (talk) 16:24, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I understand you want to express whatever grievances you have about what this person did. That's all well and good. However, this is an encyclopedia, not a soapbox. That means that you should write your article in a clear, unbiased way. The issue here is not whether or not this person killed many people, that is not contested. You have provided enough evidence of that. The issue is that when you write things like that, people who come to Wikipedia looking for information will be put off by the rather sophomoric tone of the introduction. It's obvious you are an intelligent person, so why not create a quality article that reflects that? Cheers. §FreeRangeFrog 20:37, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date of Death and Cause?[edit]

Was he captured and tried by any of the allied powers? What became of him after WWII? He is most assuredly deceased by now.Does anyone have any additional biographical information for inclusion in this article?T.E. Goodwin (talk) 23:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I share the same questions. In addition to that, I want to point out that Wikipedia in French considers his name is VON Radomski. What is the truth? WPF2008 (talk) 22:09, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't found anything on him post-war. As for the "von", see below. Constantine ✍ 02:50, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The German Wiki states that he died on March 14 1945 near Székesfehérvár in Hungary — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.236.137.143 (talk) 14:04, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Von Radomski or Radomsku[edit]

Radomski[edit]

from my talk page Hello! Every source I have read and used uses the simple name "Paul Radomski". I have retained the "Otto" as a second name since the reputable Oxford source uses it, but there is no evidence of noble descent or status, hence no "von" in his name. Contrary to common belief, not all Germans are "vons", rather the opposite in fact. Constantine ✍ 17:37, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Constatine: on the internet, there are not too many references to him. Many take the scarce information of Wiki as a source. Nothing to do with a common belief, I have added his full name as I read his name with the otto and the von. Please see a German site here, or English sources here, here, here, here here and a few others. On the other hand there are also sources that mention his name without the von like here. However what makes you so sure that his name without "von", and why does it appear in witness reports with "von". That they have added "von" because he was a German, is of course not true, given that in above references they mention many nazis without "von". Kind regards, Metzujan (talk) 15:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, my primary source on him was Mazower (Inside Hitler's Greece), who reports him simply as "Paul Radomski". From the context of his references to him, it seems clear that Mazower referenced his personal SS file. As Mazower is among the leading experts in German-occupied Europe and noted for his meticulous research, I do tend to trust him on this more than websites. Popularly, there is a tendency to name any particularly notorious German with a "von" (Friedrich Paulus being the case par excellence) and I do think it more than likely that this is the case here, for Radomski fits very well the "typical" profile of the lower middle-class or working-class "Old Fighter" SS thug like Sepp Dietrich, Jürgen Stroop or Julius Schreck. Anyhow, the majority of sources also uses the name without the "von": [1] & [2]. Notably, the only sources which use the "von" are related to the Babi Yar massacre. Perhaps they rely on the same primary narrative? Constantine ✍ 17:20, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The text here says After the war track of Radomski was lost.

However the German version of this Wikipedia page says: Radomski galt Jahrzehnte lang nach dem Krieg als verschollen. Doch 2005 teilte die Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg den ukrainischen Behörden, die wegen Verbrechen im KZ Syrez ermittelten, mit, dass er am 14. März 1945 in der Nähe von Székesfehérvár in Ungarn umgekommen sei.

In other words: he died on 14 March 1945 in the vicinity of Székesfehérvár in Hungary.

Radomski (as von Radomsky) is mentioned by Anatoli Kuznetsov in Babi Yar, p. 305 of the Penguin edition ("Babi Yar: The System"). Andygx (talk) 14:54, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"SS Judge" in 1932?[edit]

Don't see how that Radomski was tried by an "SS judge" in 1932 the way the article as currently written seems to imply, as the Nazi regime didn't take power in Germany until 1933. They weren't holding official power posts such as judgeships prior to this.

Furthermore, was a SERGEANT really his predecessor as commandant of Haidari in 1943? It seems highly unlikely to me that such a position would be filled by a noncommissioned officer under any circumstances short of the most extreme emergency. 2600:1004:B118:340:C5CF:A1E6:7FEB:729 (talk) 04:02, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]