cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15164960

He said at least once or twice daily, there were “mass casualty incidents,” meaning that 10 to 20 people were killed and up to 40 seriously injured. He estimated that at least 60 percent of the people treated at these times were women and children.

The 62-year-old surgeon broke down three times during his testimony

  • WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    Do you have any sources about this?

    I had suspected stuff like this happened at the end of WW2 but I’ve never heard any concrete stories

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      12 hours ago

      I recall two instances. Brno death march and the deliberate bombing of Berlin civilians. Many died in the expulsions. However this probably doesn’t begin to cover the topic.

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      13 hours ago

      There was the famous Der Sturmer (original stormfront before reddit), Julius Streicher: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Streicher

      From the execution portion relevant to today: “They further argued that he kept up his antisemitic propaganda even after he was aware that Jews were being slaughtered.”

      There was also William Joyce, executed by the British, and collaborator Philippe Henriot, killed by resistance members.

      I’ve also heard of lynched propagandists but was only aware of these guys.