United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright Holder: Drexel A. Sprecher
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Drexel Sprecher article
Consists of an article that appeared in the 10 May 1935 issue of an Independence, Wisconsin, newspaper, entitled"A continuation of Drexel Sprecher's European trip" written by Drexel Sprecher. The article describes Sprecher's visit to several German cities and his experiences in various mining and steel production facilities. Throughout the piece Drexel makes comparisons between the conditions of German industry and Hitler's rise to power.
Drexel Sprecher was a lawyer argued cases at the subsequent Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals, including presenting the case that convicted the head of the Hitler Youth movement.