Word: wachmann
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...evidence did seem to indicate that Demjanjuk had been a Nazi collaborator: an identity card supplied to the Americans by the Soviets, who claimed to have discovered it among German documents seized in the war, indicated he had been trained as a Wachmann, or guard, for the SS. U.S. officials thought Demjanjuk and Marchenko were one and the same. In his 1951 application for a U.S. visa, Demjanjuk incorrectly listed his mother's maiden name as Marchenko. He said he had forgotten her real name and simply selected a common Ukrainian surname, but his choice gave rise to speculation that...
Though Demjanjuk may not be the Ivan of Treblinka, evidence suggests he was a Wachmann elsewhere, notably at the Sobibor death camp in Poland. The Supreme Court could convict him on those charges or order that he be tried anew. However, scant proof exists of what Demjanjuk may have done at the other camps. Such a move would also raise questions of selective punishment, since Israel has never before sought to prosecute ordinary Wachmanner...
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