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Unter seiner Leitung wurden 90.000 Menschen liquidiert - Under his responsibility 90.000 people were liquidated

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SourceAachener Zeitung
Event referred toNuremberg Trial
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Description of the sourceThe source is a press report at the beginning of the Nuremberg Trial. A witness appears and reports what happened under his responsibility in Russia.
Contextualisation of the sourceA report about the statement of a witness against Göhring. He admitts that he is responsiible for the killing of 90.000 Jewish women, men and children in Russia.
Interpretation of the sourceOne of the few people who confessed that they were guilty of murder was Ohlendorf, General of the police and chief of the SD (safety service).
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Original Contents (English Translation)Ohlendorf reports that he was responsible for the killing of 90.000 Jews in Russia (Ucraine and Krim). He was leading a special group of 500 men. First the victims were shot and later following a order of Himmler they were gassed in a bus.