Word: sendenhorst
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This ivory-tower ignorance persisted in the most unexpected places. In Sendenhorst, correspondents came upon towering, grey-haired Count Clemens von Galen, renowned Catholic Bishop of MUnster and fearless critic of the Nazi regime since its inception. Instantly the prelate made it clear that he was "loyal to the Fatherland," and must therefore consider the Allies as enemies. His uppermost concern was the spread of Communism in Germany. To him all the liberated, wandering slaves were "Russians," plundering German homes. As for the western Allies: "I hope the future will bring a time when we will all be good neighbors...
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