Between amnesty and anti-communism: the West German Kameradenschinder Trials, 1948-1960
TitleBetween amnesty and anti-communism: the West German Kameradenschinder Trials, 1948-1960
Author
Call number940.5405/0002
Object number05729I
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherNew Press
Year of publication
2002
Physical descriptionpp138-160
MaterialArticle
ISBN1565846540
NotesArticle from the book 'Crimes of war' pp138-160
Description
Discusses the 'Kameradenschinder 'trials which took place in West Germany between the late 1940s and early 1960s. They concentrated on former POW's who had collaborated with their Soviet or Eastern European captors by assuming official functions in the administration of the camps or by engaging in political reeducation efforts as "antifascist activists."