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Two Nazis Accused of Killing 85,000 Jews Face Trial; 100 to Testify

August 23, 1963
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Dr. Otto Bradfisch and Guenter Fuchs, Nazi war criminals allegedly responsible for the murder of 85, 000 Jews in Poland during World War II, will go on trial here September 2, it was announced today.

Bradfisch, now serving a 10-year prison term for the murder of 15, 000 Jews else where in Nazi-occupied Europe, was an S.S. major. Fuchs, a former commissioner in the Nazi criminal police, has been in custody since 1960, pending trial. More than 100 witnesses from the United States and Israel are expected to testify.

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