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The statement recalls how the documents at Nuremberg were recovered, and a copy of Mein Kampf.
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Statement Dictated by General George S. Patton, Jr.
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The statement recalls how the documents at Nuremberg were recovered, and a copy of Mein Kampf.
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George S. Patton, Jr. Papers
Nuremberg Laws
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STATEMENT DICTATED BY GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.
regarding document taken in Nuremberg
When the Third Army entered the city of Nuremberg there was
quite a fight going on and the city was burning. Some troops
of the 90th Infantry Division fighting through the town came to
a stairway which they went down with grenades, in case there
were any Germans. There were no Germans. They found a vault,
not open, and persuaded a German to open it for them. In it
they found this thing. That was all that was in the vault.
These soldiers of the 90th Division were very fond of me and
I was very fond of them. They thought they would like to do
something for me, so they sent for me, and we had a great public
presentation. The former commanding general of the 90th Division,
now commander of the Third Corps, General Van Fleet, - he actually
made the presentation to me. So it is my property. They have
given me a lot of other things but this is the important one.
This [document] was taken the day we captured Nuremberg, about
bein
enner
the 14th of March. We captured so many towns I have forgotten
just which day. The presentation must have been about the 27th
vault
of May.
Regarding Mein Kampf
That book was alleged by a talkative German to be one of a
limited edition of the unexpurgated text. There were alleged to
have been one hundred copies. It was published by a man named
Emman. He is the No. 3 bad man in Germany. I have him in jail
now. We'll stretch him pretty quick!
Huntington Library
San Marino, Calif.
June 11, 1945
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