Dr. Felix Kerstein, ex-masseur of Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler, arrived here to be decorated by the Netherlands Government for saving “hundreds of thousands” of persons during the Nazi regime, including 60,000 Jews.
Dr. Kerstein, who is Finnish-born, carries with him documents from the World Jewish Congress thanking him for saving the Jews, Reuters reported. He is to be made a grand officer of the Netherlans Order of Orange-Nassau and intends to become a Dutch citizen. The award follows an extensive Dutch investigation into Kerstein’s wartime activities.
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