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workers (Russian civilian workers), it was my opinion from the outset
that at least a large part of them were not voluntary personnel. I came to this
conclusion particularly from the manner in which these people arrived (under
guard) and from the fact that they constantly remained under guard.
I
commented on this situation in both my above-mentioned conversations with
Sauckel, who stated in reply that officially he had to assume the view that
voluntary personnel were concerned.
As I see it, other authoritative
persons from Krupp must also have seen clearly that at least a large part of
these Russian civilian workers were involuntary personnel. By these other
authoritative persons I mean those whose main work was concerned with labor
allocation.
Moreover, I had arguments about these questions with Gustav
Krupp, Alfried Krupp, and Goerens.
My view was that the use of such
involuntary personnel was incompatible with the reputation of the Krupp firm.
The other gentlemen mentioned took the contrary view, that during the war Krupp
must conform to the regulations then in force.
This point was also
brought up in the first of those discussions between Gustav Krupp and myself,
which discussions finally led to my leaving the firm. Gustav Krupp said to me
among other things “If you do not want to conform to this situation, then
we must part.” |
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| [Signed] E. LOESER |
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| 4. DEFENSE TESTIMONY AND AFFIDAVITS |
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| EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY OF DEFENSE WITNESS MAX HENNIG BEFORE
COMMISSION I¹ |
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| DIRECT EXAMINATION |
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DR. WOLF (counsel for the defendant Lehmann) Mr. Hennig, what was
your task?²
WITNESS HENNIG: My task?
Q. When, in October
1942, the firm of Krupp sent you to Paris?
A. My assignment was to take
up contact with the labor allo- […cation] |
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¹ Complete testimony
is recorded in the mimeographed transcript 5 June 1948, pp. 11445-58.
² Hennig, according to a memorandum of the defendant Lehmann, was
“in charge of labor recruiting for the whole of France for the cast steel
Works.” See Document D-196, Prosecution Exhibit 888, reproduced in part in
section VIII B 1, above.
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