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torn. He had gotten sores on his feet. He said to his foreman:
“Sir, I couldn’t come to work. Give me a certificate so that I can
get other shoes.” And the foreman hit this worker in the chest and in the
face with his fist. This eastern worker — no, I mean the Pole — later
on volunteered for the German armed forces in order to receive better food and
better treatment.
Q. Was he accepted into the armed forces?
A.
Yes, he must have been but I cannot give you any details about it because I
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| 3. AFFIDAVITS OF DEFENDANTS IHN, VON BUELOW, AND KUPKE |
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TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NIK-10755
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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| AFFIDAVIT OF DEFENDANT IHN, 15 AUGUST 1947, CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT OF
EASTERN WORKERS BY THE KRUPP FIRM |
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| Affidavit |
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I, Max Ihn, at present in Nuernberg, having been duly warned that
false statements on my part will render me liable to punishment, herewith state
the following on oath, voluntarily and without coercion.
I should like
to make the following statement with regard to the treatment, billeting, and
feeding of the Russians and Ukrainians, the so-called eastern workers, who were
employed by the firm of Krupp in Essen as from the end of 1941.
This
concerns a summary of regulations issued by the government and passed on to the
firm, which were decisive for the lives of these people. All points, given here
in detail, show the differentiation made in the treatment of the eastern
workers and the German workers who did the same kind of job.
1.
Payment. The basic hourly wage of the eastern workers was the same as
that of the German workers. German workers were paid an additional 25 percent
per hour for working overtime. Eastern workers working overtime were not given
this additional 25 percent, but only the basic hourly rate of pay. German
workers were granted an additional 10 percent per hour for night work. Eastern
workers working on night shift were not granted this additional 10 percent, but
received merely the basic rate of pay.
German workers were granted an
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