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Reports about what's happening in concentration camps had been coming to Allied intelligence agencies since 1941 ([1]) but obviously they did not include any vi
by mamon 6y ago
Reports about what's happening in concentration camps had been coming to Allied intelligence agencies since 1941 ([1]) but obviously they did not include any video footage, so they were hard to believe.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilecki%27s_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilecki%27s_Report
- dleslie 6y agoMass Media was also... Not a thing. At least nothing like we understand it to be today. In hindsight being 20/20 it's hard to comprehend the blurred optics of the past era. Moreover, the blood libel of WW1 was still a fresh memory, and so many who did hear about Nazi atrocities were skeptical. The world would be different today if not for the photographic and video evidence.