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There were rumours of the atrocities, but probably the first public testimonies were the Auschwitz Protocols, based on first-hand experiences of a few concentra
by pferde 7y ago
There were rumours of the atrocities, but probably the first public testimonies were the Auschwitz Protocols, based on first-hand experiences of a few concentration camp escapees. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_Protocols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_Protocols)
- acdha 7y agoRead the document which was the subject of my first link and ask whether rumor was an appropriate word to describe an official report to the UN with eyewitness accounts: https://archive.org/details/TheMassExterminationOfJewsInGermanOccupiedPoland https://archive.org/details/TheMassExterminationOfJewsInGerm...
- pferde 7y agoThanks, I was not aware of this document. However, its wikipedia page mentions that it was not widely believed at the time. Heck, even Auschwitz Protocols after it did not seem to have much success in reaching the audience (western world) for quite a while.