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SS Obergruppenfuhrer Dr. Kaltenbrunner attended personally conferences with SS Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl, Chief of the SS Wirtschaft and Verwaltungshauptamt and Chief of the concentration camps. Due to these conferences and through talks with the Chief of Office Gruppenfuehrer Mueller of Amt IV and Gruppenfuehrer Nebe of Amt V, the Chief of the Security Police and SD, SS Obergruppenfuehrer Dr. Kaltenbrunner, must have known the state of affairs in the concentration camps.

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The author states Kaltenbrunner attended conferences and should have known about concentration camp conditions.
In plain terms
Due to meetings with camp chiefs, Kaltenbrunner must have known the state of affairs.
What can you take from it?
Attendance at meetings implies knowledge of outcomes.

Where it applies

  • legal testimony
  • historical inquiry

Putting it to work

  • establishing knowledge
  • assessing responsibility

Questions to consider

  • How is knowledge proven?
  • What counts as awareness?

Another view

Attendance does not guarantee full understanding of all details.

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