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been worse, in my opinion. As I then learned from Mr. Dolhaine, the
500 women considered it an improvement in their fate when they came to Krupp.
Their chief fear was that they would be returned to the concentration camp.
Hence later, after their camp on Humboldtstrasse had burned down, they
themselves asked permission to reestablish themselves in the cellar rooms of
the camp which had remained intact.
Essen, 30 December 1947 |
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| [Signed] A. TROCKEL |
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| EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY OF DEFENSE WITNESS JOHANN ADOLF
TROCKEL¹ |
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| DIRECT EXAMINATION |
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DR. WOLF (counsel for the defendant Lehmann): In one of the other
affidavits (Lehmann 76, Def. Ex. 1014)² you testified on another
affidavit which you gave to the prosecution. Now this prosecution affidavit is
in book 38 of the prosecution, on page 87. It was given exhibit number
1034.³ With regard to this affidavit I would like to ask you one question.
You were at the time sent to Gelsenberg in order to inspect the Jewish
concentration camp inmates, is that correct?
WITNESS TROCKEL: Yes.
Q. Please tell us in a very few words how you found the Jewesses; what
did they look like?
A. The Jewesses in Gelsenberg, 2,000 of them, were
employed after a very heavy air attack on the Gelsenberg-Benzin plant. They
were employed in clearing away debris in the heavily damaged parts of the
plant. I also inspected their tent camp which had been put up by the
Organization Todt. The accommodation was very primitive. They only had tents.
They had only scanty and primitive clothing; and at that time their hair was
still fairly closely shorn.
Q. What kind of work did they do?
A. As I said, they were clearing away debris after a very heavy air
attack.
Q. Was that work very heavy?
A. In my opinion it was
exceedingly heavy work.
Q. You considered the work and the way they
were accommodated was bad? |
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¹ Complete testimony
appears in the mimeographed transcript, 13 and 21 May 1948, pp. 7700-7717
8978-9004.
² Reproduced immediately above.
³
Reproduced in section VIII F 2.
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