Text: English     International Military Tribunal "Blue Series," Vol. 4, p. 311
		3 Jan. 46 to the end, rising to great prominence in the SS and the German Police and receiving high honors from Hitler. Like other leading Nazis, Kaltenbrunner sought power; to gain it, he made his covenant with crime. COL. STOREY- If the Tribunal please, next will be some witnesses, and Colonel Amen will handle the interrogation. Colonel Amen. COLONEL JOHN HARLAN AMEN (Associate Trial Counsel for the United States): May it please the Tribunal, I wish to call as a witness for the Prosecution, Mr. Otto Ohlendorf. THE PRESIDENT: Will you spell it, please? COL. AMEN: O-h-l-e-n-d-o-r-f, the first name being Otto. Your Lordship will note that his name appears under Amt III on the chart on the wall. THE PRESIDENT: What did you say appeared?. COL. AMEN: The name of this witness appears under Amt III of the chart, RSHA, the large square, the third section down. THE PRESIDENT: Amt III. Oh, yes; I see it. [Witness Ohlendorf took the stand.] THE PRESIDENT: Otto Ohlendorf, will you repeat this oath after me: "I swear by God-the Almighty and Omniscient — that I will speak the pure truth — and will withhold and add nothing." [The witness repeated the oath.] COL. Amen: Will you try to speak slowly and pause between each question and answer. OTTO OHLENDORF (Witness): Yes. COL. AMEN: Where were you born? OHLENDORF: In Hohen-Egelsen. COL. AMEN: How old are you? OHLENDORF: Thirty-eight years old. COL. AMEN: When, if ever, did you become a member of the National Socialist Party? OHLENDORF: 1925. COL. AMEN: When, if ever, did you become a member of the SA? OHLENDORF: For the first time in 1926. COL. AMEN: When, if ever, did you become a member of the SS? OHLENDORF: I must correct my answer to the previous question; I thought you were asking about my membership in the SS. 311
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