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Nuremberg prison guard Lo speak in AbileneWhite City man knew his role in 1946 part of historyBy GARY DEMUTHJim SharpABII-KNK I)ui in g a seven month period in 1946 .Jim Sharp obtained the autographs of nineNazi leaders.1 he White ( ity native then 22 years old, was aI' S Army staff sergeant who became a Sergeant lt;jf the (/uard at the PalaceWORLD WAR IIof Justice in Nuremberg,lt; an many where top Na/.i leaders during World War II had been put on trial for war crimes.Sharp, a ho fought at the p,att|e of the Bulge in 194f, was responsible for socuri tv in the courtroom, prison cells and exercise areas Among the 22 infamous Nazi leaders and party members on trial were Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Albert Speer and Joachim von Ribbentrop Twoof the most important Nazileaders. Hcinrilt; h Himmler and the fuhrer himself, Adolph Hitler, committed suicide before they couldbe put on trial.Sharp said he knew the scale of the evil crimes these Nazis had com mitted but in person, itwas hard to see ihem asmonsters.They did ft look likegangster- or evil people/' he said “They real I v were ordinary guys. When I saw them gathered in thelt; oui tyard, they looked like people who d be walking in the park back home. Most of them were highly educated and spoke two or three languages.”Sharp said he got auto gi aphs from nine of these Nazi leaders, including (io ‘■ring, because he knew it was an important moment in history He also kept a diary during the trial 1 loved history and w anted to he a history teacher, he saidHid furl I hUWKo ftLlvcEVENT: World War II veteran Jim Sharp speaks about his experiences as Sargeant of the Guard at the Nuremberg Trials WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Visitors CenterAuditorium, Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Abilene ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: (785) 263-6700, 1-877.RING.IKE or eisenhower.archives.govSee SHARP, Page A6
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Salina Journal
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