During the First World War , Scheubner-Richter served in Ottoman Turkey as the German vice consul of Erzerum . In addition to holding that post , he also documented the Turkish massacres of Armenians as part of the Armenian Genocide . At the time , he was considered one of the most outspoken individuals against the deportations and subsequent massacres of Armenians . Scheubner-Richter believed that the deportations were based on " racial hatred " and that none could survive such a journey . He concluded that the deportations were a policy of " annihilation "
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter