3 Jan. 46
WISLICENY: After the outbreak of the Slovakian
insurrection in the fall of 1944 Hauptsturmführer Brunner, one of
Eichmann's assistants, was sent to Slovakia. Eichmann refused to grant
my wish to go to Slovakia. With the help of German police forces and
also with forces of the Slovakian Gendarmerie, Brunner assembled these
Jews in several camps and transported them to Auschwitz. According to
Brunner's statement, about 14,000 persons were involved. A small group
which remained in Camp Szered was, as far as I know, sent to
Theresienstadt in the spring of 1945.
LT. COL. BROOKHART: What happened to these Jews after they were
deported from Slovakia, this group of 25,000?
WISLICENY: I assume that they also met with the so-called final
solution, because Himmler's order to suspend this action was not issued
until several weeks later.
LT. COL. BROOKHART: Considering now actions in Greece about which you
have personal knowledge, will you tell the Tribunal of the actions there
in chronological sequence?
WISLICENY: In January 1943 Eichmann ordered me to come to Berlin and
told me that I was to proceed to Salonika to solve the Jewish problem
there in co-operation with the German Military Administration in
Macedonia. Eichmann's permanent representative, Sturmbannführer
Rolf Günther, had previously been to Salonika. My departure had
been scheduled for February 1942. At the end of January 1942 1 was told
by Eichmann that Hauptsturmführer Brunner had been nominated by him
for the technical execution of all operations in Greece and that he was
to accompany me to Salonika. Brunner was not subordinate to me; he
worked independently. In February 1942 we went to Salonika and there
contacted the Military Administration. As first action ...
LT. COL. BROOKHART: Whom in the Military Administration did you deal
with?
WISLICENY: War Administration Counsellor (Kriegsverwaltungsrat) Dr.
Merten, Chief of the Military Administration with the Commander of the
Armed Forces in the Salonika-Aegean Theater.
LT. COL. BROOKHART: I believe you used 1942 once or more in reference;
did you at all times refer to 1943 in dealing with Greece?
WISLICENY: That is an error. These events occurred in 1943.
LT. COL. BROOKHART: What arrangements were made through Dr. Merten and
what actions were taken?
WISLICENY: In Salonika the Jews were first of all concentrated in
certain quarters of the city. There were in Salonika about 50,000 Jews
of Spanish descent. At the beginning of March, after this concentration
had taken place, a teletype message from Eichmann