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Affidavit from a Dachau inmate praising conditions & treatment

BEIGLBOECK Exhibit No.: 17

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Internation Military Tribunal
SS-Affidavit No. 16.
Nurnberg, 18 June 1946

Affidavit.

WILSCHEWSKE, Herbert, born 15 July 1922 at Klein-Steckrode

Profession: Butcher Father's Profession: Farmer (deceased)

Place of Residence: Rehensalza, German Nationality,

Religion: Protestant

Member of Reich Labour Service (RAD) from 6 February 1941 - 23 August 1941, Military Rank: Private - drafted.

I was born in Poland and had Polish nationality. Before the war, I worked at the Post Office, my father was a Communist and brought me up to think as a Communist. In 1942 I received my draft call for the Army Anti-Aircraft at Sttottin, which, however,, was cancelled. I received a new one for the Waffen-SS at Munich. However, from the very first I had no intention of obeying this draft call, since on account of my Communistic view I was against German politics and the war. The consequence was that I was arrested by the Germans military Police. I was sentenced by the SS- and Police Court in Prague to 8 years penal servitude for not obeying calling up papers and for seditious undermining of the defence spirit. At the same time I was sent to the Concentration Camp at Dachau for preventive custody, I was sent there on 3 February 1943.

I must admit I was well treated there. At first I was in solitary confinement and later on, together with other prisoners in a barracks. Soon afterwards I was made to work. Coal-shoveling in a bakery at Dachau. The food was good.

During the whole time to spring 1945, we received 1/4 loaf of barrack bread in the morning with extras. These consisted of 30 grammes of melted butter, cheese, honey substitute or jam. At midday we recived a litre of soup, a stew with vegetables and potatoes. Sometimes we had potatoes in their jackets as well. Twice a week only we had stew without vegetables and baked potatoes. In the evenings we often had a litre of soup or bread with extras. These rations were not changed until shortly before the capitulation, about February 1945, when instead of the former 1/4 loaf of barrack bread, we only got 1/5 and finally 1/8 in the morning and evenings.

I must say that even with this reduced ration, the food was still enough to prevent anybody from starving.

During all this time we also received tobacco and right until the end of 1944 at least 3 to 10 cigarettes daily. This applied particularly to the special units who volunteered for bomb-disposal squads. I was also like to mention the regular parcels sent by the Red Cross which were distributed amongst the foreign prisoners. This distribution took place up to the end.

The accomodation was good. Everyone had his own bed with palliasse or mattress. The beds were in three layers, one above the other. Our underclothes was exchanged periodically for clean ones. Bed-linen was changed every 4 weeks. bathrooms and electric light were provided and baths had to be taken regularly. Up to spring 194.. all the rooms accomdated 20 men. it was not until the Allies were approaching that about 30 -40 men were put into one room.

In order to meet personal requirements such as stationery, drinks and tobacco, a canteen was run in the camp. It was possible to spend up to RM 5.-- weekly in the canteen. Premiums were paid for work done. Up to the summer of 1944 it was possible to buy non-alcoholic drinks in the canteen as well as commodities and toilet requisites. The latter until the end.

During the whole of my stay at Dachau I never saw any prisoners being killed or ill-treated, with the exception of disciplinary measures, such as lashings, which were approved by the Reichsfuehrer-SS for youth-training. I heard rumours of executions by shooting or handing, but they were always connected with the carrying-out of court martial sentences.

Conditions such as I saw in films and read about in the newspapers after the collapse of Germany, regarding illtreatment in the German Concentration Camps never took place in my presence. I did know about medical experiments on prisoners. I had the opportunity repeatedly of talking to prisoners who had volunteered for these experiments. I do not know the type of these experiments. Prisoners who volunteered for these experiments did so of there own free will, as far as I know, as by doing so, they could earn their freedom and rehabilitation, as well as improved conditions for their relatives......

Unsurprisingly this affidavit wasn't submitted to the Nuremberg Witch Trials

found through here:
HLSL Item Number: 253
http://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu

http://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu/php...olor_setting=C

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