Every conceivable cruel method of blackmail was used against me to obtain by force and at all costs confessions and statements both about comrades who had been arrested, and about political activities. — Ernst Thalmann Copy Share Image
Then they held my mouth shut for a while and hit me in the face, and with a whip across chest and back. I… — Ernst Thalmann Copy Share Image
Every conceivable cruel method of blackmail was used against me to obtain by force and at all costs confessions and statements both about comrades… — Ernst Thalmann Copy Share Image