Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials

The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945-1947

John J. Dunphy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

196 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7474-2 (ISBN)

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The US Army 7708 War Crimes Group investigated atrocities committed in Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. These young Americans - many barely out of their teens - gathered evidence, interviewed witnesses, apprehended suspects and prosecuted defendants at trials held at Dachau. This book tells the story of the WCG.

The U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group investigated atrocities committed in Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. These young Americans--many barely out of their teens--gathered evidence, interviewed witnesses, apprehended suspects and prosecuted defendants at trials held at Dachau. Their work often put them in harm's way--some suspects facing arrest preferred to shoot it out.

The War Crimes Group successfully prosecuted the perpetrators of the Malmedy Massacre, in which 84 American prisoners of war were shot by their German captors; and Waffen-SS commando Otto Skorzeny, aptly described as "the most dangerous man in Europe." Operation Paperclip, however, placed some war criminals--scientists and engineers recruited by the U.S. government--beyond their reach. From the ruins of the Third Reich arose a Nazi underground that preyed on Americans--especially members of the Group.

John J. Dunphy is an author, book shop owner and retired community college instructor who lives in Godfrey, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Of Lies and Truth

2. The Necessity of the War Crimes Trials

3. Report of the Deputy Judge Advocate for War Crimes

4. Bill Kasich: A Nineteen-Year-Old in Post-War Germany

5. Ralph Schulz: Seminarian Turned Record Keeper

6. The Malmédy Massacre

7. Otto Skorzeny: “The Most Dangerous Man in Europe”

8. Downed American Airmen: Descent into Hell

9. Project Paperclip: The Harvest of Nazi Technology

10. Barbie and Bormann: War Criminals

11. The Buchenwald Case

12. The Nazi Underground in Post-War Germany

13. The Struggle Continues

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	19.12.2018
Zusatzinfo	7 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	268 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-7474-4 / 1476674744
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7474-2 / 9781476674742
Zustand	Neuware