Charles Guggenheim

Birthday: March 31, 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Charles Guggenheim was born into a wealthy Cincinnati family (his father was a furniture manufacturer). While studying agriculture in college in 1943, Guggenheim was drafted into the army. Upon discha ...Show More

I think he was explicit that it was a slave labor situation, but I was not alarmed at that point, be Show more I think he was explicit that it was a slave labor situation, but I was not alarmed at that point, because there were so many tragedies involved in that war. That was the first time I had any indication that something was sort of strange. Hide

There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obv Show more There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that violated the Geneva Convention. Hide

There would be a paragraph about some veteran digging tunnels for the Germans in a slave labor camp, Show more There would be a paragraph about some veteran digging tunnels for the Germans in a slave labor camp, or something like that. Finally I decided to look it up and go further into it. Hide

Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial ma Show more Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial material, but enough to tell me that the genesis of this story was worth exploring. Hide

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