Printed Report – Statement of the Chief Physician of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp – Taken by American Soldiers ...

Printed Report – Statement of the Chief Physician of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp – Taken by American Soldiers after the Liberation of the Camp
Report (carbon paper copy) made by the American Army, with a statement of the chief physician of the Mauthausen concentration camp, Dr. [Władysław] Czaplinski. [Germany?, Austria?, ca. 1945]. English.
The report, made by the American Counter Intelligence Corps (Army CIC), includes two parts: a detailed overview of the findings from the Untermaßfeld camp – a fortress that was turned into a detention center for 1500 prisoners of war (describing the physical condition of the prisoners, the harsh conditions of their imprisonment, their countries of origin and more); a detailed statement by Władysław Czaplinski (a prisoner at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp who served as chief physician there) with a review of the crimes in the camp, dates of deportations and mass executions, the number of victims, description of the methods of punishment and killing, documentation of the gas chambers operation in the camp and additional information.
[7] leaves, approx. 26.5 cm + a printed piece of paper (complementing the upper margin of one leaf). Good condition. Pinholes. Some creases and stains.
Enclosed: additional copy of one leaf of the report.