One of the documents discovered at the National Archives is a list of 365 names - the names of the infants that died at the Kinderheim, the children's home operated by Volkswagen during World War II.
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The information is reprinted in its entirety, with the exception of the place of internment which in all cases was either "unknown" or "Ruhen" (where the home was moved, 8 miles from the factory in Germany.)
Part of the text that follows the list is printed below:
Based upon the evidence adduced in this investigation, it is the reasoned conclusion of the investigator-examiner that a prima facie case has been established against the following persons for the offenses stated:DR. HANS KORBEL – Criminal neglect in the maintenance of the hospital and day nursery for whose operation he was responsible. Criminal neglect in failing to exercise his professional skill as a physician in an attempt to prevent 100% fatalities among the infants at the day nursery.SISTER ELLA SCHMIDT – Criminal neglect in the maintenance of extremely unsanitary conditions in the day nursery at KdF Stadt and Ruhen. Criminal neglect in failing to properly use her professional skill as a trained childrenÂ's nurse in an attempt to prevent 100% fatalities among infants at the nursery.
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