the low scheme was to introduce evidence which could not be cross-examined. Death-bed confessions provide a prime avenue for this, because the witness has passed. Furthermore it seems that Ziereis' body was planted on the fence of the camp. Then the death-bed confession gets convoluted with testimony by supposed inmates, in this case Marsalek, ostensibly a jew, on successive pages of exhibits. When Kaltenbrunner points this out, he is ignored. Also, his firm denial that any orders were received or given by him to execute prisoners is ignored by the judge. Any arising controversy, the truth is simply not acknowledged. Also note that the scar on Kaltenbrunner's face is likely a "Schmiss", from a fencing/hazing ritual of German university fraternities. Not a mark of low character.
the low scheme was to introduce evidence which could not be cross-examined. Death-bed confessions provide a prime avenue for this, because the witness has passed. Furthermore it seems that Ziereis' body was planted on the fence of the camp. Then the death-bed confession gets convoluted with testimony by supposed inmates, in this case Marsalek, ostensibly a jew, on successive pages of exhibits. When Kaltenbrunner points this out, he is ignored. Also, his firm denial that any orders were received or given by him to execute prisoners is ignored by the judge. Any arising controversy, the truth is simply not acknowledged.
Also note that the scar on Kaltenbrunner's face is likely a "Schmiss", from a fencing/hazing ritual of German university fraternities. Not a mark of low character.
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