National Archive files reveal harrowing tales of Nazi persecution

Great Escape veteran and concentration camp survivors among those who failed to win compensation claims

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Newly released documents have revealed the intense questioning British victims of Nazi persecution faced by Whitehall officials in order to assess whether they deserved compensation after the Second World War.

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