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officers were probably not able to understand these things in their own awareness;
officers were probably not able to understand these things in their own awareness;
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that soldiers who had been fighting in the Hitler-army were now turning against it.
that soldiers who had been fighting in the Hitler-army were now turning against it.
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This problem of the controversy fascism against antifascism
This problem of the controversy fascism against antifascism
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was something the officers could not understand.
was something the officers could not understand.
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Later on, towards the end, they got some different views.
Later on, towards the end, they got some different views.
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After they got to know:
After they got to know:
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about the concentration camps, what happened to the people there,
about the concentration camps, what happened to the people there,
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the way they were murdered there, and disposed off.
the way they were murdered there, and disposed off.
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Auschwitz was only then liberated by the Soviet army, the Red Army.
Auschwitz was only then liberated by the Soviet army, the Red Army.
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That was when the exchange happened and
That was when the exchange happened and
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they at least started to realise
they at least started to realise
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that there were people who were fighting against `their country´, as they said.
that there were people who were fighting against `their country´, as they said.
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Later on I was taken back to Fort Devons, where I witnessed the end of the war.
Later on I was taken back to Fort Devons, where I witnessed the end of the war.
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There we had the magazine ‘German-American’
There we had the magazine ‘German-American’
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which was edited by immigrated union men and political immigrants.
which was edited by immigrated union men and political immigrants.
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It was in German and English.
It was in German and English.
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It was delivered into our camp. Before, in MacCain, it didn’t come into the camp.
It was delivered into our camp. Before, in MacCain, it didn’t come into the camp.
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But towards the end of the war many things changed.
But towards the end of the war many things changed.
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You could buy this magazine.
You could buy this magazine.
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We also had contact to the issuers, illegal ones,
We also had contact to the issuers, illegal ones,