General Discussion clarification for questions

[BlueBird2]

You quote post-war German courts as if they were impartial. They were **not**. These were trials held under close Allied observation, in a defeated, demoralized, occupied nation—hardly the conditions for **independent judicial inquiry**. The political climate made it **impossible** to present any defense that questioned the official story. Careers, reputations, even freedom were at stake.

Let's be honest: these were not trials in any conventional sense. They were **rituals of guilt**, conducted under compulsion to conform. Most of the "confessions" were made under threat or duress—just as we saw at Nürnberg, except with a German flag on the wall of the courtroom.

Hello Mvpenn8,

although I see that you aren't open for facts, I feel that I want to add something here.

I happen to be German and there is plenty of opportunity to do research. Just 2 weeks ago I talked to a friend of mine whose best friend was taken away in the middle of the night along with her Jewish family in Dresden during the war. They never came back.

The trials is Germany weren't in favor of the Jews, I can tell you. Most of the apparatus was occupied with former Nazis and our political leaders wanted to end the dark chapter once and for all. If the victors had been in charge, there would have been much fairer and harsher sentences. If you look at the results of these trials, you'll see that many didn't even go to prison. Opening a trial was difficult because no one wanted to look at the past. Many Germans had suffered, and the murder of the Jews wasn't a topic anyone wanted to look at.

Until something is allowed to be an evidence to be used in court, it must be verified. These evidences have been checked by judges, prosecuting attorney
and lawyers and observers. You may read them and look at them to get a a comprehensive picture of the past.

The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial

Here is the story of a journalist who voluntarily wrote a book about his experiences in Ausschwitz when he was sent there as a child soldier (in German):

Als Kindersoldat in Auschwitz