'Brunner Aktion': a struggle against rescue (September 1943- March 1944)
TitleThe 'Brunner Aktion': a struggle against rescue (September 1943- March 1944)
Author
Call number364.151/0027
Object number08463q
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherColumbia University Press
Year of publication
2011
Physical descriptionpp279-291
MaterialArticle
Series titleThe CERI comparative politics and international studies series
ISBN9780231701723
NotesArticle from the book'Resisting genocide: the multiple forms of rescue' pp279-291
Description
Bruttmann mentions a few cases of punishment for aid to Jews inflicted by the Vichy authorities or the SS. In 1944 SS officer Alois-Brunner, was involved in hunting down Jews in the area of Grenoble. Another fact that nuances the link between punishment of help and refusing to help is that assistance was given to allied airmen coming down on western European soil, even though the severe punishment for this was well known