Lot 202
ORIGINAL COURT DOCUMENTS FROM THE KURT LISCHKA, HERBERT HAGEN, AND ERNST HEINRICHSOHN TRIAL
An interesting group of original court documents from the famous 1980 trial of Kurt Liska, Herbert Hagen and Ernst Heinrichsohn, Nazi leaders during the German occupation of France who were responsible for the deportation of over 80,000 Jews. The suit was initiated by Beate and Serge Klarsfeld on behalf of Serge's father who was murdered in Auschwitz. Klarsfeld, a lawyer and ardent Nazi-searcher, published an enormous volume in 1978 entitled "Memorial to the Deportration of Jews in France", which lists 82,000 Jews deported of whom 76,000 was exterminated, as well as a history of each convoy to the camps. In 1971, the Klarsfelds disovered Lischka in Germany, living life quietly as a clerk. Hagen and Heinrichsohn were similarly unearthed. In a series of extreme actions orchestrated to create publicity and bring the men to trial, Beate publicly humiliated Chancellor Kirt Kiesinger in 1968 by slapping him in the face and screaming "Nazi, Nazi", and the pair also attempted to kidnap Lischka. The Germans finally prosecuted and convicted the men, but sentences were light: Hagen received 12 years in prison; Lischka ten but was released after five, and Heinrichsohn six. These documents, 19pp. 4to., comprise pages 25-44 of the court transcript from this case, come from the estate of well-known Munich lawyer Rudolf Aschenauer who defended the notorious SS-Gruppenfuhrer Otto Ohlendorf among other Nazis. The pages include historical information about the Holocaust, roughly translated: "During 1941, Hitler decided to exterminate the Jews. Himmler was ordered to fulfill the extermination. First the SS began to kill the Jews by shooting...The built concentration camps...[p. 26]...after the occupation of France, Germans created an anti-Semitic state policy there as well. The deportation of French Jews began in 1942 until 1944 after the Normandy Invasion. 71 deportations took place...[p. 29] Heydrich removed Fr. Max Thomas to Brussels and Doctor [Helmet] Knochen begain his work with the SD in Paris. With him was the defendant Hagen and SS-Sturmbannfuhrer [Kurt] Boemelberg of the secret state police. In August 1940, the office of Dr. Thomas was arranged and Knochen began to work. They organized some outer commands in Bordeaux, Rouen and Dijon. Hagen became the Commander of Bordeaux; Lischka was a deputy of Knochen. [p. 30] Lischka and Hagen had special orders They examined Jews and their papers. They worked together with the police to order searches of homes, confiscation and arrests of Jews...[p. 31] in autumn 1941, a conflict between the Chief of the SS and SD began. General Stulpnagel wanted to remove Max Thomas and Knochen: Thomas was ordered to Russia, while Knochen was not removed. The defendant Lischka became a follower of Knochen...[p. 32] the Unit IV J was...the Jewish unit and worked for the Security Office. As requested by this department, it was responsible for preparing the Final Solution of the Jewish Question in Europe...[p. 41] In 1941 Jews were not allowed to come back to France. Jews were registered and Jewish stores were marked as Jewish stores. Every Jew had to register his business, stocks and estates. Then Jews were banned from profession...[p. 42] Jewish radios were confiscated. On 7.2.1942 curfew for Jews was set at from 8:00pm to 6:00am. Jews had to wear a Star of David...[p. 43] Dr. Knochen talked targeting Jews. He said this would be possible as the French have a very anti-Semitic attitude. Every day you hear anti-Jewish jokes by French citizens: such as Pau is filled with Jews because the Jews are rich and buy everything...so the French have nothing to buy because they have less money...the Jews destroy the prices and French citizens have nothing to eat...If we mark the Jews with a star, the French with recognize them and disassociate from them..[p. 44] By telex dated 26.2.1942, [Theodor] Dannecker...suggested that Liska who represented Dr. Knochen...identify jews...". Each page is an original court copy, stamped "Copy is consistent with original". Very good condition and most certainly worth of further research.
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