The Investigation
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The Investigation

A dramatic re-construction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials

  1. 206 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Investigation

A dramatic re-construction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials

About this book

The Investigation is a dramatic reconstruction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials, based on the actual evidence given. This testimony, concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there, has been edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic document that relies solely and completely on the facts for its effectiveness.

There is no artistic license, no manipulation of facts and figures, no rearrangement of events for theatrical effect. Nameless witnesses stand and recall their appalling memories of Auschwitz, allowing us to bear witness to their painful and painstaking search for truth and ultimately justice. What emerges is a chastening and purging documentary of deeply moving power.

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Information

Publisher
Marion Boyars
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780714503011
eBook ISBN
9780714520117
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
European Drama
Index
Literature

Canto Eight: PHENOL

I

WITNESS: 8
I accuse Sanitary Inspector Klehr
of the unauthorised murder
of thousands of prisoners
by injecting phenol into the heart
DEFENDANT: 9
This is slander
Only in one case
did I supervise any such operation
and even then I did it
entirely against my will
WITNESS: 8
Every day at least 30 prisoners
were killed in the hospital
Sometimes it was as many as 200
JUDGE:
Where were the injections given
WITNESS: 8
In the Injection Block
That was Block Twenty
JUDGE:
Where was Block Twenty
WITNESS: 8
On the right in the middle row of blocks
opposite the prisoners’ infirmary
in Block Twenty-One
As the prisoner in charge
I had to lead selected cases
across the yard
to the Injection Block
JUDGE:
Was the yard shut off
WITNESS: 8
Only by three low iron gates
JUDGE:
What was the condition
of the prisoners who were taken
WITNESS: 8
Those who could walk
went in their shirts or half naked
across the yard
They held their blankets
and wooden shoes over their heads
Many of them had to be helped or carried
They entered Block Twenty
by the side door
JUDGE:
In what room
were the injections given
WITNESS: 8
In Room One
That was the doctor’s room
at the end of the passage
JUDGE:
Where did the prisoners wait
WITNESS: 8
They had to wait in the corridor
The severely ill lay on the ground
They went into the doctor’s room in pairs
Doctor Entress
gave Klehr a third of the patients
This wasn’t enough for him
When the doctor was gone
Klehr undertook additional separations
JUDGE:
Did you see this yourself
WITNESS: 8
Yes I saw it myself
Klehr loved round numbers
If the ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Canto One: The Loading Ramp
  6. Canto Two: The Camp
  7. Canto Three: The Swing
  8. Canto Four: The Possibility of Survival
  9. Canto Five: The End of Lili Tofler
  10. Canto Six: UnterscharfĂźhrer Stark
  11. Canto Seven: The Black Wall
  12. Canto Eight: Phenol
  13. Canto Nine: The Bunkerblock
  14. Canto Ten: Cyclone B
  15. Canto Eleven: The Fire-Ovens