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TIL of Arthur Dietzsch, A German sentenced in 1922 to 14 years in prison. He was labelled a communist by Nazis in 1933 and sent to a concentration camp. He was trained to treat typhoid patients and secretly aided the Resistance. Despite this, he was deemed guilty by Allies and sentenced to 15 years

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