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articles/2016/06/20/open-letter-to-a-nazi-mass-murderer/160619-Smith-last-Nazi-War-Criminal-tease1_jvqbef
Massacre

Open Letter to a Mass Murderer

In 1944, Nazi troops surrounded the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and slaughtered all but seven villagers. Werner Christukat was one of those soldiers. He needs to confess.

McKay Smith

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