Accused Nazi death-camp guard claims he was a farm worker

The 101-year-old defendant said he worked at a small factory and then a farm during World War II. He has denied ever being at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Dec 2, 2021

A 101-year old man accused of being a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp spoke out on Thursday for the first time since his trial began.

In a statement read by his defense lawyer, Josef S. declared that he was a laborer at a factory and farm, not an SS watchman who aided in the murder of thousands of prisoners between 1941 and 1945 as the prosecution alleges.

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