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Horrors of Essen Revealed by German Deserter Witness
A German Krupp worker who escaped to Zurich testifies to brutal punishments at the Essen munitions works. He describes forced labor, whipping posts, and executions as he and others are tried by a German court, with detailed accounts of flogging and interwar intrigue.
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Krupp Works
Zurich
Switzerland
Essen
THE
International News Bureau, Inc
Boston
Mass
Krupps
Cleveland
America
Detroit
Klauber
Keplenki
Carl Kauffer
Germany
Workers’ Committee
Kauffer
Madame Warburg
Keplanki
Manchener