(sound and image in and out throughout reel) As a member of the Nazi Party, Stier received extra food and alcohol which was not available to non-party members during rationing. He tells Lanzmann that there were members of the Nazi Party in Department 33, and those who were not members were forced to join under threat of losing their job. Stier never saw any of the trains he assisted in sending to concentration camps or the ghettos their victims came from. Stier points out that all the trains are recorded as leaving the camps empty. Lanzmann shows Stier a summary report of train schedules from Department 33 indicating that Jews were transported from ghettos to various concentration camps. Although his office in Krakow was relatively close to Auschwitz, Stier claims he had no idea that over one million people were being exterminated there. (sound and image in and out throughout reel) None of Stier's supervisors were indicted for any crimes. He vehemently states he sat behind a desk for the duration of the war and that he was only responsible for arranging train schedules.įILM ID 3802 - Stier 3A-5A Despite having been tried as an accessory to murder, Stier maintains that he knew nothing of the purpose of the transports. The Reich traffic ministry in Berlin ordered special trains from Department 33. Department 33 aided the Reichsbahn by supplying "special" trains to transport Jews to concentration camps. Stier began working in the head office of the Eastern Railways soon after its inception in Krakow in 1939, and was transferred to Warsaw in July 1943 when he was promoted to head of the scheduling bureau. Lanzmann uses a false name, and Stier refers to him as Dr. (sound and image in and out throughout reel) Lanzmann and Stier recall the names of European regions formerly part of the Third Reich. 01:03:01 CR2 (sound) Side view of the van, exteriors. 01:01:39 CR4 (sound) Van parked next to residence. 01:00:57 Volkswagon van on street approaching camera, parking. Lanzmann used a false name and filmed this interview with a hidden camera.ĬR1 (silent) INT minivan with video transmission of the interview with Stier on a television monitor. He claims he knew nothing of the destination. Description As a Reichsbahn official, Walter Stier scheduled the journeys of special trains to different death camps.
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