Buchenwald. Eine Erinnerung an Mörder

Berke, Hans. Buchenwald. Eine Erinnerung an Mörder. Salzburg: Ried-Verlag, 1946. First edition. Octavo. 146 (2)pp. Original illustrated wraps with red and black lettering on cover and spine, protected in modern mylar. Cover design by Erich Rudlof. First hand account of the communist Hans Berke in the Buchenwald concentration camp, his release after three years and his second arrest and detention. “While I was whole heartedly hoping for help from the outside, I did my part to inform anybody (in the camp) who seemed trustworthy about what happened behind the scenes of National Socialism.” The account includes his arrest, the confines of the camp, the various kinds of prisoners, the daily routine, work in the quarry, torture, the Jews in the camp, the case of the Jew Ritter, escape, the murder of SS man Kallweit, the political department and how he survived. Text in German. Wraps with light wear along edges. Block browned. Wraps and interior in overall good+ condition. g+. Softcover. (45767) $95