tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448657.post4483306896703126478..comments2023-09-30T08:07:26.165-04:00Comments on Mystical Politics: British prisoners of war were imprisoned at Auschwitz and were visited by the Red CrossRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626228106192215280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448657.post-78092182602637135242012-05-06T15:32:45.375-04:002012-05-06T15:32:45.375-04:00But by the summer of 1944, wouldn't the Red Cr...But by the summer of 1944, wouldn't the Red Cross have had a pretty good idea of what was happening at Auschwitz? By then even the New York Times was publishing articles about the extermination of Jews there. There is a report from July 3, 1944 about Auschwitz, on page 3 of the newspaper, entitled "Inquiry Confirms Nazi Death Camps." I'll post it to the blog.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626228106192215280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448657.post-45953289647770029772012-05-03T06:00:09.629-04:002012-05-03T06:00:09.629-04:00The Red Cross could have asked to see the camp, bu...The Red Cross could have asked to see the camp, but either the Germans would have refused, since it was not covered by the Geneva Convention, or they would have gone through the charade used at Theresienstadt. And the article's reference to the Red Cross reaction to rumours about Auschwitz reinforces the difficulty of verifying conditions at camps. Indeed, the Red Cross had some difficulty separating the German picture of life in POW camps from the harsh reality even at those they visited.The sign over the gate is unlikely to have aroused suspicion; I guess they would have concluded that it was merely an exhortation to work hard.peterghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361650234850113355noreply@blogger.com