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A SAVIOUR IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL

THE REMARKABLE STORY OF HOW HIMMLER’S MASSEUR SAVED MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DURING WWII

Author: Francois Kersaudy Publisher: Mountain Leopard Press Price £25 (Hardback) Released: Out now

Felix Kersten was an extraordinary character. A Baltic German by origin, with Finnishstomach cramps made him an indispensable therapist for the architect of the Holocaust. He used this influence to save the lives of concentration camp prisoners.

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