Sonderkommando Kulmhof – Contemporary Sources 1940

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1940-09-18 Letter from Seith to Redieß on Sonderkommando Lange: “besides the unforgettable comradeship and farewell evening in Soldau, this gift is the only recognition of our mission”

The letter, dated September 18, 1940, is addressed from SS-Oberscharführer Wendelin Seith to the Higher SS and Police Leader of

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1940-10-18 Letter from Koppe to Sporrenberg: “The so-called Sonderkommando Lange …evacuated 1,558 sick individuals from the transit camp in Soldau”

In the letter of 19 October, 1940, the Higher SS and Police Leader of the Warthegau, Wilhelm Koppe, disclosed to

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1940-10-22 Letter from Rediess to Wolff on Sonderkommando Lange: “great importance on the care of the men entrusted with this difficult task.”

On October 22, 1940, the Higher SS and Police Leader of East Prussia, SS-Gruppenführer Wilhelm Rediess, forwarded a letter from

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1940-11-07 Letter from Rediess to Wolff on Sonderkommando Lange in Soldau: “the matter to be in the interest of the Reich”

This document, dated November 7, 1940, is a response to the letter from Wilhelm Koppe to Jakob Sporrenberg. The former

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