Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:28 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Leni Riefenstahl Site > At 11:14 AM 1/10/02 -0700, Tim Atherton wrote: > >It is interesting how many of the big industrialists and business people who > >were closely identified with the Nazi Party and who kept the Nazi war > >machine and coffers afloat, were allowed to be "rehabilitated" after a short > >while following and continue doing what they always did. Many a lot older > >and more mature at the time of their "misguided association" with Hitler et > >al. Whereas Riefenstahl has never been allowed to do this. > > Krupp, maybe. Who else falls into this category? > > Marc Krupp was the main one I was thinking of, and maybe Speer in a different sort of way - which is why I added the comment about waiting for you to weigh in with the details - I know this is one of your areas of expertise! BTW - I came across an article from an old friend from the Military Police who is now the Senior Scenes of Crime Officer for the South Wales Constabulary. Turns out he was the SIB Warrant Officer/SOCO on duty when Hess died in Spandau and dealt with it - interesting. Some interesting theories about what finally drove Hess over the edge.... (BTW - RMP SOCO's all used Nikons for their scenes of Crime work then.... back OT - it's where i learnt my darkroom work!) Tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html