Evening star., 1945-12-16

died. They all look like skeletons One
Of the bishops also died.
Oh pity. When and how will I at
least be able to tell all to you2 But how
can find words to do it?
December Il, 1912
The inmates had to run nude to the
baths and had to return naked Sani-
tary measures they call it. stood naked
among 500 men for one hour to be
checked like animals whether we were
transportable to the camp at Meme
CANINE, whose climate and work and
conditions destroyed men so fast that
time and again they had to get new
slaves from Dachau and other camps.
December p, 1912
One Of the former block leaders n
said to be hospitalized in the revier.
1t isn't such long time since he left
for the front. We call him the Ham
burger" a giant brutal face, only 20
years old, paws like those of a rhinoc-
eros Only year ago he beat a man
to death because this man had eaten
potato peelings, but he did not kill
him slowly, as is the custom. No, he
killed him with one blow of the fist.
He was too weak, the other too strong.
He was also one of those who took
pleasure in horsewhippings
Many have been killed by him or have
been hastened to death at the whipping
place. They say he lost one hand and
one leg. Fate has caught up with him
If it Is true. Now he cannot either beat
or kick any one. wonder If his heart
has changed, too.
December q, 1912
Our hospital has been put under
quarantine. The sick ward is now in
the bathroom. Typhus now seems to
be getting serious. We went to bathe.
A transport Of invalids had arrived On
many of the invalids the shoulder blades
stuck out like wings. They did not
talk - those who could keep them
selves erect dragged their feet absent
mindedly. I thought of the time when
I myself returned to this camp. What
a wonder that I am still alive.
was talking to friend today. Some
time ago he left with a transport to
Mauthausen. There were 1000 of them
Now after nine month, he too returned,
as in another world. More dead than
alive he was - he and the remaining
10 men. That means that 20 men re-
manned out Of 1900. Yes, Dachau Is,
in spite Of everything, the golden camp.
December Is, 1912 (Christmas)
Our first holiday. We had to rise at
7 o'clock. Naked, we had to run $50
yards to the baths, holding our eating
equipment in our hands. We stayed for
seven hours In the baths, naked, but the
place was heated. We were disinfected.
After seven hours we returned to our
blocks. The irritating gas here hurt our
eyes so that we had to go outside again.
The barracks had been gassed for de-
lousing.
The entire night we were forced TO-
sleep with our windows open, but our
eyes were watery and our heads ached.
A curious holiday. our first Christmas
Day.
Today they told me about Russia,
One Of my friends was an eyewitness.
In his town lived about $4,000 Russians,
Of whom $4,000 were Jews. They were
driven out OF the city, dressed only in
shirts, In winter, in unhearable cold.
There they had to dig graves--women,
men and children.
They were forced to stand in front
OF them. Then they we're moved down
by machine guns. They were pushed
into graves, living or dead, 1t didn't
matter, and were covered with earth.
He said that In another village, they
brought the people to Jewish cene-
terry. and then when they were herded
together, the cemetery was blown up.
This Is the news from the outside world.
It isn't pretty, but credible. fck ~
know their methods.