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Jens Kruuse discusses his book "A War for an Afternoon" ; part 1

BROADCAST: 1968 | DURATION: 00:40:59

When asked, Jen Kruuse said he wrote his book, “A War for an Afternoon,” as a result of life being madness. As a morale booster, to make the men of the SS army feel invincible, they were ordered to exterminate the town of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. The women and children of the town were rounded up, placed in the town’s church and the church was burned. All the men of the town were shot dead. The entire incident, explained Kruuse, was madness, pure madness.

Broadcast Date
1968

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
40 minutes, 59 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

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