I entered a discussion at CODOH about Siegfried Halbreich, who was arrested by the Germans in Sep 1939 in Poland when attempting to - illegally - cross the
border and committed to CC Sachsenhausen, and who has died recently. "Hannover" insinuated that Halbreich might have been arrested as a common
criminal and asked me, what H. has told about his arrest, and wanted "proof."
Well, I answered more or less in this way:
H. always said that he was arrested when attempting to cross the border illegally, that one can find this when googling with "Siegfried Halbreich," and that one can find also books written by him in which he tells his wartime experience and which can be found in libraries.
Most probably, however, "Hannover" was upset about my last paragraph, which I recall from memory:
You can, of course, believe that Halbreich was arrested for another reason, at another time, or at another place. But then the burden of proof falls upon you.
Well, I answered more or less in this way:
H. always said that he was arrested when attempting to cross the border illegally, that one can find this when googling with "Siegfried Halbreich," and that one can find also books written by him in which he tells his wartime experience and which can be found in libraries.
Most probably, however, "Hannover" was upset about my last paragraph, which I recall from memory:
You can, of course, believe that Halbreich was arrested for another reason, at another time, or at another place. But then the burden of proof falls upon you.
