1947-07-19, #11: Doctors' Trial (Helmut Poppendick's personal statement)
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THE PRESIDENT: The defendant Poppendick. DEFENDANT POPPENDICK: I joined the SS at a time not to commit crimes, but the reason was that a number of individuals whom I knew to be idealists among my friends were members of the SS. Their membership caused me to join. That I thereby became a member of a criminal organization was unimaginable for me at that time, just as it is incomprehensible for me today. My activity in the
1947-07-19, #11: Doctors' Trial (Helmut Poppendick's personal statement)
1947-07-19, #11: Doctors' Trial (Helmut…
1947-07-19, #11: Doctors' Trial (Helmut Poppendick's personal statement)
THE PRESIDENT: The defendant Poppendick. DEFENDANT POPPENDICK: I joined the SS at a time not to commit crimes, but the reason was that a number of individuals whom I knew to be idealists among my friends were members of the SS. Their membership caused me to join. That I thereby became a member of a criminal organization was unimaginable for me at that time, just as it is incomprehensible for me today. My activity in the