Word: blaha
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Soft Skin. A witness faced the prisoners. He was Dr. Franz Blaha, a Czech surgeon-whose wrist tendons had been cut at Dachau so that he might never practice again. Said Blaha: "Orders frequently were received at Dachau for skulls. Teeth counted a great deal. ... It was dangerous to have a soft, fine skin or good teeth. . . . Soft human skin was prized for leather and bindings. . . ." Pointing an accusing finger at Philosopher Alfred Rosenberg, Reichsbank President Walter Funk, Labor Boss Fritz Sauckel and Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick, the witness said that they had visited Dachau concentration camp, and had watched...