Death Camp Triil Testimony in Auschwitz Trial
Wilhelm Boger labeled the main defendant in the Auschwitz death camp case as witnesses describe him as the era’s most sadistic SS guard. Testimony details Boger’s role in the murder of over four million inmates through hanging beating starvation suffocation shooting and gas. The judge Hans Hofmeyer shows visible distress as witnesses recount the prized torture device known as the Roger swing. Boger allegedly taunts victims and challenges witnesses, with occasional outbursts and derisive remarks.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Wilhelm Boger
Auschwitz
Boger
Gestapo
Hans Hofmeyer
Hofmeyer
Roger
Roger Boger of Auschwitz: ideal family man or brutal SS officer
A former Auschwitz colleague portrayed Roger Boger as a devoted family man who worshiped at home with his wife and three daughters, while inmates describe him as a ruthless SS officer who furnished brutal quarters and stole valuables. Witnesses depict him maintaining a polished public image between killings and family life.
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Roger
Auschwitz
Boger
Kind hearted defense in Auschwitz case shocks acquaintances
Acquaintances say Mrs Boger admits Auschwitz was no holiday center but her husband, called the torture master by critics, is too kind hearted to have advanced the charges. They cite his calm reaction to his eldest daughter’s illegitimate birth and his alleged insistence he only followed orders during the death march after partial camp evacuation.
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Boger
Auschwitz
Roger
Nazi Gestapo officer Boger described as old fighter and SS veteran
Survivors of a death march testify that Boger shot hundreds of exhausted prisoners. Records show he left school early, joined a Nazi youth group in 1922, rose to the SS Elite Guard, and served as a Gestapo detective. He fought on the Soviet front in 1941, was wounded, and later lived a quiet postwar life in Stuttgart.
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Hitler
Boger
Gestapo
Soviet Union
Auschwitz
Stuttgart
City For Atmosphere She Brought Opera Back To Boston
New York AP profile of Sarah Caldwell who rebuilt Boston opera. She leads the Boston Opera Group, planning long seasons, English translations, and stable housing for singers, eyeing a European style atmosphere in a dedicated house within ten years.
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Boston
New York
Sarah Caldwell
Opera
Cultural
Europe
Hamburg
Germany
Opera Group
Boston Opera House
Miss Caldwell
Boston Opera
Boston Opera Group
Mass
Hollywood
Not Ended Yet John Profumo Years Scandal
The tale of John D Profumo unfolds a year after he admitted a grave misdemeanor and lied to parliament about contacts with Christine Keeler. Now 49 he aids the poor at Toynbee Hall, devotes eight hours daily five days weekly, and remains with wife Valerie Hobson as he rebuilds his life amidst political fallout.
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Tom Ochiltree
London
House of Commons
East End
John D. Profumo
Suave
Christine Keeler
Profumo
Britain
Valerie Hobson
Toynbee Hall
Black Day Letter of Resignation to Macmillan
The document dated June 4 1963 shows a member admitting deception to the House of Commons in March. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan accepts the resignation, calling the situation a tragedy for the individual and their family and friends.
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Austria
By Nancy Eaton
Boston Opera Company
Tor
New Boston Opera Group
Baltimore
Joan
Sutherland
Maryville, Mo
Boris Goldovsky
Boston University
Sarah
Caldwell
John Profumo
Ignation
Harold Macmillan
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