From Mondorf to Nuremberg: The US Secret Prison that Housed Leading Nazis
The US Secret Prison that Housed Leading Nazis Prominent Nazis were interrogated after the end of World War II in a U.S. prison codenamed “Ashcan” south of Luxembourg. From there they were sent to the war crimes trial in Nuremberg. By Heinrich Kreft, March 14, 2021 Takeaways As of May, 1945, the Americans interrogated leading Nazi prisoners in Camp Ashcan in Bad Mondorf, Luxembourg. Prior to the famous trial in Nuremberg, more than half (13 out of 22) of the leading Nazis accused by the Allies as major war criminals were interned and interrogated starting in May, 1945 by the America...