“oe have recoived from the Defence Committoe for Victims of Nazi Porsecution material concorning the case of one Lornoz Knorr. In May last yoar a court in Solingon hoard proceedings brought by formor Hitler generals and ex-Ministor Strauss against this man who is a well~ known anti-fascist and Federal Secretary of the Socialist Youth Movement for many years. He was charged because ho had drawn attention to the fact that many of Western Germany's gonerals were war criminals and had been close collaborators of Hitler. Tho bill of indictment was signed by an Attornoy General whose name is on the list of war criminals. Boyond doubt the Attorney General had taken part in passing savage Sontnncos at the Gorman Special Court in Praguo during the Nazi occup= ation. It was only after Loronz Knorr had informed the international press about this fact that this man was dismissed from public office,
Lorenz Knorr has entered an appeal against the verdict of a fine of 300 Di or, alternatively, to 30 days imprisonment. This appeal is to be held soon, Anti-nazis see this trial as part of the resurgence of Nazism in Germany, in that it is an attempt to silence a man who is woll—known for his exposures of ox-Nazis in high offico. Anyone wanting further details should write to the committce's secretary: Mrs, li. Dalos, 12, First Avenue, Gillingham, Kont.