▁cr imes ▁here ▁committed ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁people ▁and ▁by ▁their ▁acqu ies c ence ▁were ▁minor ▁compared ▁to ▁those ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Germany . ▁Here ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁gas ▁ch amb ers , ▁no ▁cre m ator ia ; ▁these ▁men ▁of ▁Holland , ▁Russia , ▁Poland , ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁and ▁France ▁were ▁simply ▁allowed ▁to ▁star ve ▁to ▁death . ▁Within ▁four ▁miles ▁of ▁your ▁comfortable ▁homes ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁live ▁like ▁animals , ▁dep riv ed ▁even ▁of ▁the ▁food ▁you ▁would ▁give ▁to ▁your ▁dogs . ▁In ▁three ▁weeks ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁these ▁men ▁were ▁star ved ▁to ▁death ; ▁ 8 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁p its ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁woods . ▁These ▁ 2 0 0 ▁who ▁lie ▁before ▁us ▁in ▁these ▁gra ves ▁were ▁found ▁p iled ▁four ▁and ▁five ▁feet ▁high ▁in ▁one ▁building ▁and ▁lying ▁with ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁dying ▁in ▁other ▁buildings ." ▁ ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁a ▁policy ▁mand ated ▁by ▁General ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Forces , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁in ▁Ludwig sl ust ▁ordered ▁" all ▁at roc ity ▁vict ims ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁place " ▁with ▁cross es ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁gra ves ▁of ▁Christians ▁and ▁Stars ▁of ▁David ▁on ▁the ▁Jewish ▁gra ves