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U.S. Major Apologizes for Murder & Mistreatment of A Million German
Soldiers AFTER the End of WW II

Press Release and Reports from the Washington Event
Assembled by Ernst Friedel, November 05, 2011

PRESS RELEASE by THE GERMANY-UNITED STATES-CANADA RECONCILIATION
COMMITTEE

On the occasion of the presentation of a formal letter of apology from
a former US Army officer to the German people for the mistreatment of
German prisoners after World War II AND on the occasion of the
publication of a new edition of Other Losses by James Bacque about
those prisoners of war, a public meeting was held at 2:00 pm Monday
October 31, 2011 in the Congressional and Monument Rooms of The
Courtyard US Capitol Marriott Hotel, 1325 2d St. NE, Washington DC
20002.

Merrit P Drucker (US army major, retired) has apologized to the German
army for the deaths of German prisoners in US army camps after World
War II. Following extensive private investigations in the US and
Germany, Drucker has sent an e-mail to Lt. Col. Max Klaar (Bundeswehr
retired) head of the Verband deutscher Soldaten (German Veterans'
Association) regretting the lethal conditions in the US camps where
according to Col. Ernest F. Fisher of the US army (retired) some
750,000 Germans died because they were denied available food and
shelter. By order of the American commander, General Dwight
Eisenhower, German civilians were forbidden on pain of being shot to
take food to the prisoners. Drucker has also formed a committee of six
people, in Germany, the UK, Canada and the US to pursue further
investigations and make amends. Drucker has posted on the German
veterans' website a questionnaire asking for details of prisoners'
internment which has already elicited many grateful responses. Many
Germans have written to Merrit Drucker to thank him for taking a heavy
weight of grief and guilt off their minds. Max Klaar was flying over
for the occasion to accept the formal letter of apology from Drucker
on October 31st. In addition, Max Klaar presented a proposal for a
peace treaty between the USA and Germany. It has 14 points.

Other Losses, an Investigation into the mass deaths of German
Prisoners of War in the hands of the French and the Americans after
World War II by James Bacque, first published in 1989, became a
world-wide best-seller, published in 13 countries, but has been
suppressed in the US for 20 years. This edition, which contains much
new information from the KGB archives in Moscow, was commissioned by
Karl Siegler, the son of a former prisoner in a US army camp. Col. Dr.
Ernest F. Fisher, formerly a senior historian of the U S Army Center
for Military History, who supplied the eloquent foreword to Other
Losses, was also present. In that foreword he wrote, "Starting in
April, 1945 the United States army and the French army casually
annihilated about 1 million men, most of them in American camps." The
author spoke and two short films about postwar Germany were shown.

For further information contact [email protected] or James Bacque
at 705 549 8148 ( tel:705%20549%208148 ) or Merrit P. Drucker at 202
722 6716 ( tel:202%20722%206716 ). Please contact Talonbooks for
interviews

See also www.jamesbacque.com ( http://www.jamesbacque.com/ ) and
www.talonbooks.com ( http://www.talonbooks.com/ ) and the Verband
deutscher Soldaten www.verband-deutscher-soldaten.de (
http://www.verband-deutscher-soldaten.de/ )

Report by Merrit Drucker

Greetings to all,

Please forgive my long delay in responding. I wanted to respond to
your request for an explanation of how our ceremony went. I believe
our event was one of great dignity, solemnity and historic importance.
I introduced the event and stated our purpose.

We received a very moving support letter from the Canadian-German
Congress (Tony Bergmeier) which I read as part of the introduction.
The author's father has been a POW. I will scan and send to all. Mr.
Bacque provided a good summary overview of Other Losses.

I then presented the Apology Letter to LTC Klaar and we exchanged
salutes. I must say that it was quite a difficult feeling that I was
bearing a great responsibility for my nation and also rendering what I
am sure must be the most significant salute I will ever make.

LTC Klaar gave a speech about the harm the cover ups have done and
presented his peace plan. It was a very moving speech and a good
description of the situation between our nations.

We two people there whose fathers had been POWs. One woman came up me
and asked where my uniform was. I told her that this was a private
event. She thought that it was sponsored by the US government. The man
read testimony about his father's imprisonment.

Mr. Bacque showed the film about Crimes and Mercies. Ann Morrison
showed her film about the Potsdam expulsion. We had about 50 people.
All were very deeply appreciative. I believe this was a key event and
I came away feeling a great motivation.

I remain very thankful to all as we would not have been able to get to
this point without our collective efforts.

A great event that was a credit to all and the opening up of new hope
for truth about this time.

I will send all a copy of the video of the event so you can see it.

Best regards,

Merrit Drucker

Report by James Bacque

Tony, your speech was excellent and was read out in full by Major
Drucker. It was heard by about 40 people in the room, which included
John Frim of the Canadian Embassy.

Drucker spoke very well and so did Klaar. I was moved to tears and so
were many others to see them standing there, two soldiers, speaking as
friends, shaking hands, saluting, then embracing. I felt all the
spirits of the dead of the war move in me. We are having video made
(ie a DVD copy) and will send you a copy very soon.

Thanks for all your help--without you this probably could not have
happened. And more is to come. We will do all we can to animate our
friends in Germany to talk about the need for a peace treaty.

Alles gut und danke schön

Jim

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Written by Paul Fromm

Monday, 14 November 2011 05:10

*U.S. Major Apologizes for Murder & Mistreatment of A Million German
Soldiers AFTER the End of WW II*

Press Release and Reports from the Washington Event

Assembled by Ernst Friedel, November 05, 2011

PRESS RELEASE by THE GERMANY-UNITED STATES-CANADA RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE

On the occasion of the presentation of a formal letter of apology from a
former US Army officer to the German people for the mistreatment of German
prisoners after World War II AND on the occasion of the publication of a
new edition of* Other Losses* by James Bacque about those prisoners of war,
a public meeting was held at 2:00 pm Monday October 31, 2011 in the
Congressional and Monument Rooms of The Courtyard US Capitol Marriott
Hotel, 1325 2d St. NE, Washington DC 20002.

Merrit P Drucker (US army major, retired) has apologized to the German army
for the deaths of German prisoners in US army camps after World War II.
Following extensive private investigations in the US and Germany, Drucker
has sent an e-mail to Lt. Col. Max Klaar (Bundeswehr retired) head of the
Verband deutscher Soldaten (German Veterans' Association) regretting the
lethal conditions in the US camps where according to Col. Ernest F. Fisher
of the US army (retired) some 750,000 Germans died because they were denied
available food and shelter. By order of the American commander, General
Dwight Eisenhower, German civilians were forbidden on pain of being shot to
take food to the prisoners. Drucker has also formed a committee of six
people, in Germany, the UK, Canada and the US to pursue further
investigations and make amends. Drucker has posted on the German veterans'
website a questionnaire asking for details of prisoners' internment which
has already elicited many grateful responses. Many Germans have written to
Merrit Drucker to thank him for taking a heavy weight of grief and guilt
off their minds. Max Klaar was flying over for the occasion to accept the
formal letter of apology from Drucker on October 31st. In addition, Max
Klaar presented a proposal for a peace treaty between the USA and Germany.
It has 14 points.

*Other Losses*, an Investigation into the mass deaths of German Prisoners
of War in the hands of the French and the Americans after World War II by
James Bacque, first published in 1989, became a world-wide best-seller,
published in 13 countries, but has been suppressed in the US for 20 years.
This edition, which contains much new information from the KGB archives in
Moscow, was commissioned by Karl Siegler, the son of a former prisoner in a
US army camp. Col. Dr. Ernest F. Fisher, formerly a senior historian of the
U S Army Center for Military History, who supplied the eloquent foreword to
Other Losses, was also present. In that foreword he wrote, "Starting in
April, 1945 the United States army and the French army casually annihilated
about 1 million men, most of them in American camps." The author spoke and
two short films about postwar Germany were shown.

For further information contact [email protected] or James Bacque at 705
549 8148 or Merrit P. Drucker at 202 722 6716. Please contact Talonbooks
for interviews

See also www.jamesbacque.com and www.talonbooks.com and the Verband
deutscher Soldaten www.verband-deutscher-soldaten.de

Report by Merrit Drucker

Greetings to all,

Please forgive my long delay in responding. I wanted to respond to your
request for an explanation of how our ceremony went. I believe our event
was one of great dignity, solemnity and historic importance. I introduced
the event and stated our purpose.

We received a very moving support letter from the Canadian-German Congress
(Tony Bergmeier) which I read as part of the introduction. The author's
father has been a POW. I will scan and send to all. Mr. Bacque provided a
good summary overview of *Other Losses. *

I then presented the Apology Letter to LTC Klaar and we exchanged salutes.
I must say that it was quite a difficult feeling that I was bearing a great
responsibility for my nation and also rendering what I am sure must be the
most significant salute I will ever make.

LTC Klaar gave a speech about the harm the cover ups have done and
presented his peace plan. It was a very moving speech and a good
description of the situation between our nations.

We two people there whose fathers had been POWs. One woman came up me and
asked where my uniform was. I told her that this was a private event. She
thought that it was sponsored by the US government. The man read testimony
about his father's imprisonment.

Mr. Bacque showed the film about *Crimes and Mercies*. Ann Morrison showed
her film about the Potsdam expulsion. We had about 50 people. All were very
deeply appreciative. I believe this was a key event and I came away feeling
a great motivation.

I remain very thankful to all as we would not have been able to get to this
point without our collective efforts.

A great event that was a credit to all and the opening up of new hope for
truth about this time.

I will send all a copy of the video of the event so you can see it.

Best regards,

Merrit Drucker

* *

*Report by James Bacque *

Tony, your speech was excellent and was read out in full by Major Drucker.
It was heard by about 40 people in the room, which included John Frim of
the Canadian Embassy.

Drucker spoke very well and so did Klaar. I was moved to tears and so were
many others to see them standing there, two soldiers, speaking as friends,
shaking hands, saluting, then embracing. I felt all the spirits of the dead
of the war move in me. We are having video made (ie a DVD copy) and will
send you a copy very soon.

Thanks for all your help--without you this probably could not have
happened. And more is to come. We will do all we can to animate our friends
in Germany to talk about the need for a peace treaty.

*Alles gut und danke schön *

Jim

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