DUPONT: The Army knew of the camps. At least, this is what I could
observe. Every week so-called commissions came to Buchenwald, a group of
officers who came to visit the camp. There were SS among these officers;
but I very often saw members of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, who came
on those visits. Sometimes we were able to identify the personalities
who visited the camp, rarely so far as I was concerned. On 22 March 1945
General Mrugowski came to visit the camp. In particular, he spent a long
time in Block 61. He was accompanied on this visit by an SS general and
the chief medical officer of the camp, Dr. Shiedlauski.
Another point, during the last few months, the Buchenwald guard, plus SS
men . . .
M. DUBOST: Excuse me for interrupting you. Could you tell us about Block
61?
DUPONT: Block 61 was the extermination block for those suffering from
cachexy—in other words, those arrived in such a state of exhaustion
that they were totally unfit for work.
M. DUBOST: Is it direct testimony you are giving about this visit to
Block 61?
DUPONT: This is from my own personal observation.