Interview was done in 1989 in Fehmarn (a small island off the northeast coast of Germany) with SS Division Leibstandarte officer Erhard Guhrs

Like so many others, Guhrs was accused of war crimes after the war.

Thank you for allowing me to arrange a meeting with you, it is nice to meet you. I wanted to start by asking you, since you were in the bodyguard division (the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard), how did it feel to be in such an elite organization?

Erhard: Yes my b…