Otherwise, everyone was expected to go. There was a rumor (always rumors!) that those who stayed behind would be shot or “bombed” after the marchers left. There was a roll call. They had advance notice and put on as much clothing as they could, wore the best shoes they could get hold of, wrapped up their stored and saved food, and so on. Some say everyone was given a blanket. Since there were blankets on the bunks, it only makes sense, and maybe they just took their blankets. Food was given out — mostly in the form of bread they could carry. Nurses were in the middle of the columns to help any who got sick. They left after it got dark, rested the following morning in some abandoned buildings for several hours (?), took off again and reached the Gleiwitz camp in the afternoon. It was a one-day affair. Not fun, but not a Death March.

People should understand that they had to get to Gleiwitz before they could get on German trains to be taken to Buchenwald. Additional comments on this subject are welcome.

Why, indeed, WOULD ANYONE have volunteered for such a hike? Had the Germans offered (positive) inducements, like continued food? Did anyone have a FEAR of the Red Army and the “liberation” it offered?

If you’re going to question the Wiesel phenomenon, you have to question Grüner’s claims also; you can’t simply take them at face value. Once again, this has nothing to do with our laws, as it is not covered by U.S. law, nor should it be. If Wiesel has misrepresented himself for profit, this would be a legal issue of fraud … but impossible to prove it in court in our current political and legal climate.

You are right in your feeling of shock over what these people get away with, but you have to speak more specifically, and check your facts, if you want to convince others to your way of thinking. In the article you are commenting on, I pointed out that Wiesel probably told the truth about the date of the Soviet “liberation” of Auschwitz. However, he still joins in the world-wide commemoration of this “liberation” every Jan. 27, adapting himself with no problem to the establishment-approved historical lie. I would appreciate your spreading this news around in as clear and accurate manner as you can. Accuracy and clarity of thought are of utmost importance … not our emotion meeting their emotion.

What you and “Otto” and others reveal is that you are blindly believing in something that you will not investigate. So all you have is name-calling and vague accusations with no specifics. Notice that no better informed holocaust historians come here to present facts to disprove what I write. Why not? Because they can’t either.