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| I have carefully read each of the three pages of this affidavit, have
made the necessary alterations in my own handwriting, and have countersigned
them with my own initials, and I herewith declare on oath that to the best of
my knowledge and belief I have stated the absolute truth in this affidavit.
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| [Signed] HANS KUPKE |
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| 4. DEFENSE TESTIMONY AND AFFIDAVIT EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY OF
DEFENSE WITNESS ANNA DOERING BEFORE COMMISSION¹ |
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| DIRECT EXAMINATION |
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DR. BEHRINGER (counsel for the defendant Kupke): Witness, will you
please give us your full name?
WITNESS DOERING: Anna Doering.
Q. When were you born?
A. On the 25th of April 1910.
Q.
Where do you live?
A. Voerde, in the lower Rhine.
Q. What is
your address?
A. 186 Hindenburgstrasse |
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Q. Now, with regard to the children's ward, Voerde, the prosecution
in this case called one witness Wirtz onto the witness stand. He was examined
on 18 February 1948, and I herewith ask you, Witness, have you read the
transcripts of this particular session?²
A. Yes.
Q. I have
to put a few questions to the witness concerning the examination of this
witness Wirtz. What is your comment on Wirtz’ statement that the children
in this ward were undernourished and that there were no children who had thick
legs or arms?
A. That is not correct. The children were not
undernourished. We had enough foodstuffs there, also it is not known to me that
there were children who had very thin arms and legs.
Q. Do you want to
say that the children looked absolutely normal?
A. Yes. |
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¹ Complete testimony
is recorded in the mimeographed transcript, 31 May 1948, pp. 10677-10700.
² Extracts from the testimony of Wirtz are reproduced in section
VIII E 2.
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