Between amnesty and anti-communism: the West German Kameradenschinder Trials, 1948-1960
TitoloBetween amnesty and anti-communism: the West German Kameradenschinder Trials, 1948-1960
Autore
Call number940.5405/0002
Numero oggetto05729I
Luogo di pubblicazioneNew York, New York, United States
EditoreNew Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2002
Paginazionepp138-160
MaterialeArticle
ISBN1565846540
NotesArticle from the book 'Crimes of war' pp138-160
Descrizione
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."