SUICIDE IN PRISON
LUXEMBURG GAULEITER (Rec’ 9 p.m.) LUXEMBURG, Dec. 20. uustav Simon, the Luxemburg Gauleiter during the German occupation, committed suicide after his arrest in the British zone in Germany. He hanged himself with a rope made from padding pulled from his cell mattress. Simon, during the occupation, precipitated widespread strikes through Luxemburg by conscripting men to fight for Germany.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 8
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61SUICIDE IN PRISON Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 8
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