They were followed by ten S.S. men, among whom were three or four officers. They carried whips and were laughing loudly, giving the impression of pleasurably anticipating the tortures they were going to inflict upon the three unfortunate prisoners. The courage of the insurgents and the cruelty of the repression have left an undying impression on all the internees of Mauthausen. The fascist conspirators behaved with equal hatred toward all Soviet citizens. If any altercations ever arose among them, they would only be in connection with the methods of destruction to be inflicted on their victims.
Any long war is responsible for labour shortage in industry and agriculture.
Fascist Germany solved this problem by importing white male and female slaves. The greatest No. of them were prisoners of war. They were sent to heavy labour, where masses perished from exhaustion, overwork, hunger, and savage treatment by the guards. The fourth point is of special interest. It contains a definite directive on how to convert all men between the ages of 16-55 into prisoners of war.