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john-connor
October 27th, 2012, 07:20 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223831/How-Britain-tortured-Nazi-PoWs-The-horrifying-interrogation-methods-belie-proud-boast-fought-clean-war.html#ixzz2AUmYbQ4t How Britain tortured Nazi PoWs: The horrifying interrogation methods that belie our proud boast that we fought a clean war

By Ian Cobain

PUBLISHED: 22:34 GMT, 26 October 2012 | UPDATED: 22:35 GMT, 26 October 2012

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The German SS officer was fighting to save himself from the gallows for a terrible war crime and might say anything to escape the noose. But Fritz Knöchlein was not lying in 1946 when he claimed that, in captivity in London, he had been tortured by British soldiers to force a confession out of him.

Tortured by British soldiers? In captivity? In London? The idea seems incredible.

Britain has a reputation as a nation that prides itself on its love of fair play and respect for the rule of law. We claim the moral high ground when it comes to human rights. We were among the first to sign the 1929 Geneva Convention on the humane treatment of prisoners of war.

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john-connor
October 27th, 2012, 07:29 AM
The Torture of Julius Streicher in His Own Words - April 1946 - YouTube

andy
October 27th, 2012, 07:29 AM
Another get up by court historians Liddels diary concerning these events has been at Irvings for five years

http://www.fpp.co.uk/History/Liddell/

john-connor
October 27th, 2012, 07:30 AM
Rudolf Hess Defends Himself at Nuremberg While Torture Guards Intimidate Him - YouTube

Bev
October 27th, 2012, 07:37 AM
A link to this thread needs to go in the DM obsession thread as well.

john-connor
October 27th, 2012, 07:40 AM
Another get up by court historians Liddels diary concerning these events has been at Irvings for five years

http://www.fpp.co.uk/History/Liddell/We know what the reds done like rape and the like but the stupid fools who think Hitler was a bad guy and love Churchill moan about immigrants.