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Q. Witness, the photographer Hoffmann said that Hitler, in his
presence, on some occasion or other, said: "It is high time for a prominent
industrialist to be shot — but if so, it has to be a prominent one."¹
Did you ever happen to hear of this remark? Just a moment.
A.
No, I did not.
Q. Does this remark agree with the impression that you
have of Hitler's attitude toward industrialists, or are you surprised at this
remark as having come from Hitler, Witness?
A. After 1941, I am not
surprised; but before that I would have been surprised.
Q. What about
Hitler's attitude toward intellectuals; of the intellectual class, as it is
called?
A. Hitler made a sharp distinction between intelligent people
and intellectual people. He had a high regard for intelligence but he was very
much opposed to intellectuals.
Q. Did he like intelligent people
because they helped him and could serve him well?
A. I assume
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| b. Testimony of Otto Ohlendorf |
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EXTRACT FROM THE TESTIMONY OF PROSECUTION
WITNESS OTTO
OHLENDORF² |
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DR. HOFFMANN (counsel for defendant von der Heyde) : Witness, I have
a few more questions. The witness Diels told the Tribunal here that every
concern had an SD man. Do you know anything about that?
WITNESS
OHLENDORF: I can assure you that that is not the case, and we were not
interested in establishing such contact with the Konzerns. But, if I may put it
this way, the SD, under my direction, was altogether anti-Konzern in its
attitude.
Q. Witness, then it was anti-Farben too?
A. Yes, one
can say that.
Q. Then I have another question, Witness. After the
beginning of the campaign in Russia in 1941, you received an order to carry out
shootings in Russia, and you are accused for this?
A. Yes. |
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¹ Affidavit of
Heinrich Hoffmann, Schmitz Document 107, Schmitz
Defense Exhibit 110. reproduced below in subsection C 7 e. 2 Complete testimony
is recorded in the mimeographed transcript
² December 1947, pp.
4499-4510. Ohlendorf was the first defendant named in the indictment in the
Einstazgruppen case Case 9. See vol. IV,
this series.
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