Early & extremely detailed on the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camps...
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October 31, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 31, 1939
* Buchenwald Nazi concentration camps
* Detailed reports on guard's killings and floggings
World War II had just begun earlier in the month, and this prestigious newspaper did an extremely lengthy & detailed report which begins on the front page with two column heads: "Nazi Tortures Detailed by Britain; Concentration Camp Horrors Told" and "White Paper Says Practices Recall 'Darkest Ages'--Diplomats' Reports Give Data on Floggings and Killings by Guards", carrying over to take much of pages 4 and 5.
Portions of the report include: "...accused the Nazis of inventing tortures almost beyond imagination...a detailed account of atrocities visited upon Jew and non-Jew in Germany...the camp held 10,000 prisoners and a bout half of them were Jews. There were many deaths daily...Each man wore a badge; the Jews, yellow with the Star of David..." and so much more. This is the camp at Buchenwald.
Excerpts from the white paper take almost all of page 4 with numerous subheads, including: "Time Table of a Prisoner" "No Jews Can Report Sick" "Says Guards Fear Superiors" "Sees Man Lose His Mind" "Men Flogged at Random" "Six Eat Out of Same Dish" and more. More reporting is on page 5 as well. Photos shows some portions of the lengthy report which takes about 10 full columns in this issue.
Complete in 46 pages, light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
* Buchenwald Nazi concentration camps
* Detailed reports on guard's killings and floggings
World War II had just begun earlier in the month, and this prestigious newspaper did an extremely lengthy & detailed report which begins on the front page with two column heads: "Nazi Tortures Detailed by Britain; Concentration Camp Horrors Told" and "White Paper Says Practices Recall 'Darkest Ages'--Diplomats' Reports Give Data on Floggings and Killings by Guards", carrying over to take much of pages 4 and 5.
Portions of the report include: "...accused the Nazis of inventing tortures almost beyond imagination...a detailed account of atrocities visited upon Jew and non-Jew in Germany...the camp held 10,000 prisoners and a bout half of them were Jews. There were many deaths daily...Each man wore a badge; the Jews, yellow with the Star of David..." and so much more. This is the camp at Buchenwald.
Excerpts from the white paper take almost all of page 4 with numerous subheads, including: "Time Table of a Prisoner" "No Jews Can Report Sick" "Says Guards Fear Superiors" "Sees Man Lose His Mind" "Men Flogged at Random" "Six Eat Out of Same Dish" and more. More reporting is on page 5 as well. Photos shows some portions of the lengthy report which takes about 10 full columns in this issue.
Complete in 46 pages, light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
Category: World War II
