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09-25-2007, 03:21 AM
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| The secret history of the Nazi mascot. Alex Kurzem came to Australia in 1949 carrying just a small brown briefcase, but weighed down by some harrowing psychological and emotional baggage. Tucked away in his briefcase were the secrets of his past - fragments of his life that he kept hidden for decades. In 1997, after raising a family in Melbourne with his Australian bride, he finally revealed himself. He told how, at the age of five, he had been adopted by the SS and became a Nazi mascot. His personal history, one of the most remarkable stories to emerge from World War II, was published recently in a book entitled The Mascot. "They gave me a uniform, a little gun and little pistol," Alex told the BBC. "They gave me little jobs to do - to polish shoes, carry water or light a fire. But my main job was to entertain the soldiers. To make them feel a bit happier." more: BBC NEWS | Europe | The secret history of the Nazi mascot
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09-25-2007, 05:14 AM
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| Another disturbing story from WW2...
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09-25-2007, 10:41 AM
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  | Disturbing but interesting all the same.
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09-25-2007, 11:26 AM
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09-25-2007, 12:12 PM
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| The more you read about WW2 the more you realize how little you know.
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09-25-2007, 12:46 PM
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| Wonder if he was molested... Bet he was.
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09-25-2007, 04:52 PM
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You don't mean...... No... they wouldn't do that.... Or would they ? I'll have to find the book. Charles
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09-25-2007, 05:21 PM
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| Seems awfully strange to me. Keep a young boy as a "mascot"? What kind of grown man would do that? Well I can only think of one kind. Level III.
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09-26-2007, 03:43 AM
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| Maybe they've kept him as mascot because there wasn't any other thing they could to...the other "road" led only to a concentration camp...
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09-26-2007, 10:27 AM
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That is a possibility ! Charles
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09-26-2007, 08:57 PM
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| Sure. Think positive.
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