Word: dittmar
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Dates: during 1922-1922
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That not inconsiderable number of people who doubt the sincerity of Germany's outward change of heart since the War, and who watch with suspicious eyes for signs that the old spirit still lingers, will find plenty to reassure them in the escape of Lieutenant Dittmar from the prison in Naumberg. Condemned by the Supreme Court of Leipsig for his connection with the sinking of the hospital-ship Liandovery Castle during the war, he was given the heavy sentence of four years as an "example and a warning", and an earnest of good faith on the part of the German...