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HÖLLRIEGEL: I think that he has probably changed a
little in recent times, but I would certainly remember him.
COL. AMEN: How long ago was it that you saw him there?
HÖLLRIEGEL: That was in the fall of 1942. Since then I have not
seen him.
COL. AMEN: Will you look around the courtroom and see whether you can
see Schirach in the courtroom?
HÖLLRIEGEL: Yes.
COL. AMEN: Which person is it?
HÖLLRIEGEL: In the second row, the third person from the left.
COL. AMEN: The affidavit to which I referred was Exhibit Number
USA-515.
HE PRESIDENT: What is the PS number?
COL. AMEN: 2753-PS.
[Turning to the witness ] I now show you a copy of Document
Number 2641-PS and ask you whether you can recognize the place where
those individuals are standing?
HÖLLRIEGEL: As far as can be seen from the picture, it is a
quarry. Whether it is at Mauthausen or not one cannot determine exactly,
because the view is too small.
COL. AMEN: Would you repeat that answer please?
HÖLLRIEGEL: Certainly. As far as can be seen from this picture, it
is not possible to say definitely if this is the Wiener-Graben quarry
which adjoined Mauthausen. It might easily be another quarry. A larger
range of vision is required. But I think that visits were often made
there. I assume that this is the Wiener-Graben quarry.
COL. AMEN: Very good. Just lay the picture aside for the time being.
Did you have occasion to observe the killing of inmates of the
concentration camp by pushing them off a cliff?
HÖLLRIEGEL: Yes.
COL. AMEN: Will you tell the Tribunal what you saw with respect to that
practice?
HÖLLRIEGEL: I remember, it was in 1941. At that time I was with a
guard company on the tower which closed off the area of the
Wiener-Graben quarry. I was able to observe in the morning about six to
eight prisoners who came with two SS men. One was Hauptscharführer
Spatzenöcker and the other, Unterscharführer Edenhofer; they
moved about and made strange gestures ...
THE PRESIDENT: Wait, you are going too fast. You should go slower.