European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 12, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3inner strength aided holocaust survivor by Ron Mckinney staff writer a Chance movement of a hand seen by a passing american Soldier meant the difference Between a new life and being another victim of world War ii concentration Camps. Or. Edith Eva Eger turned that Brush with death a As Well As other harrowing memories from her year in Captivity a into something positive. The clinical psychologist from la Jolla calif., tells service members during her annual treks to Europe that they too can turn around periods of turbulence in their careers. A a in a encouraging the american soldiers right now As they go through their transitions to look within to find strength within rather than turning to alcohol or drugs a Eger said on wednesday after one of her lectures at Darmstadt. A people must acknowledge not what happens with us but what we do with that. You can turn tragedy into Victory a the 64-year-old psychologist said. As a hungarian born jew the 16-year-old was sent to the concentration Camp at Auschwitz Poland in May 1944. A i saw the Gas Chambers right across from my Barracks. We were taught that the Only Way we would get out of there was As a Corpse a not to even dream of getting out  at the 4 . Wake up Calls Eger Learned quickly not to complain of illness otherwise she might be sent to the  a when we came Back the were gone. The Hospital which we were told they were going to was the Gas i m encouraging the american soldiers right now As they go through their transitions to look within to find strength within rather than turning to alcohol or drugs or. Edith Eva Eger chamber a she said. Being a trained Ballerina Eger once had to perform for or. Josef Ming Csc the nazi War criminal known As the Angel of death. Even in doing so Eger closed her eyes and dreamed of dancing once again at the Budapest opera. Quot a i Felt sorry for  she said of Mengele. A i thought he was More in a prison than i  in november she was moved to the austrian Camp at gun Skirchen where she said she saw conditions even worse than at Auschwitz. Cannibalism was a common Means of survival among prisoners but she chose to cat grass. Her weight plummeted to 40 pounds. A i decided never to touch another persons flesh and i remember asking god to help me. 1 chose to eat grass. Even then. I chose. That s Why 1 believe we have choices. I chose one Blade of grass or another a she said. Quot on May 4, 1945, about 500 concentration Camp prisoners were rounded up and sent to a Clearing in a Forest where Eger a disease Ridden body was amid hundreds of corpses. Eger believes Thuv were supposed to be blown up by explosives. That s when american soldiers showed up. A they told us it was really a question of minutes. They told us it was really a Miracle that we made  she said. �?�1 was among the dead and my hand  a Soldier saw that and pulled her out of the carnage. A a in a still looking for that Young go Quot she said. She was taken to an austrian Hospital and eventually moved to Czechoslovakia where she met her husband. In 1949, fleeing the communists Thuv moved to the United states and settled in Baltimore. She received her degree in psychology from the Unixes it of Texas in 1969 and did her doctoral internship at William Beaumont army medical Center at fort Bliss Texas. She has a clinical practice at l a Jolla and is a professor of psychology at University of California san Diego. She travels several times a month for speaking engagements throughout the United states and abroad. A i encourage people to look at everything in then lives for an Opportunity to discover their Power from within As i did at Auschwitz a she said. Eger has other speaking engagements in Germain scheduled for bad Kreuz Nach beginning monday at Baum older beginning thursday and bad sibling beginning june 21. For information Contact the local chaplains  documents shed Light on Hess affair in 41 London apr Rudolf Hess the nazi Leader who parachuted into Scotland on a bizarre peace Mission m 1941, told British authorities that Adolf Hitler knew nothing about his plans according to documents released wednesday. Contrary to soviet suspicions the documents give no indication that Hess told the British about the impending nazi invasion of Russia. A Germany has demands to make on Russia but has no intention of launching an immediate attack a British Diplomat Ivone Kirkpatrick wrote after interviewing Hess. Hess parachuted into Scotland on May 11,1941, following a 900-mile Solo flight from Berlin. Convicted at Niernberg of War crimes Hess was the last inmate at Span Dau prison in Berlin when he died aug. 17, 1987. Allied authorities said he hanged himself with an electrical Cord. The documents released by the British government on wednesday mainly were letters Between the prisoner and his family and appeared to add Little to the historical record on Hess. They did not Settle the question of whether he was a free agent or was acting at hitlers Behest nor did they shed any Light on suggestions that Hess was lured by British intelligence. One document was a memo of Hess proposed peace terms Germany was to hold Sway in a european sphere of influence while Britain was to keep its Empire. Hess landed a Day after a German air raid killed More than 1,400 civilians and shattered the chamber of the House of commons. Lord Simon a former foreign Secretary who inter View Hess at the request of prime minister Winston Churchill reported that Hess a has not flown Over on the orders or with the permission or previous knowledge of  he said that when Hess a contemplates the failure of his a Mission a he becomes emotionally dejected and fears he has made a fool of  Simon who was then the lord Chancellor England Stop Law officer had met Hess in Berlin in 1935. He concluded that the Deputy fihrer be Hess lived he was becoming less important to Hitler anti dreamed up the peace Mission to confirm his position As hitlers chief lieutenant. A the imagined that there was a Strong peace party in this country and that he would have the Opportunity of getting into touch with leading politicians who want War to end now a Simon reported. A at first he asked constantly to Sec leaders of the opposition and even imagined himself As Likely to negotiate with a new government. He is profoundly ignorant of the constitutional system and of the Unity of the  Simon said a the has constantly asked to have a further meeting with the Duke of Hamilton under the delusion that a Der Herzog a perhaps because of his rank a would be the Means of getting him Contact with people of a different vision from the a clique who Are holding him prisoner . The Churchill  Simon reported that Hess complained of noises that kept him awake and feared being poisoned. Quot there is nothing whatever in his bearing or manner to suggest the Cool cold mentality of a Clever agent a Simon wrote. In a Book published last year historian John costello argued that Hess had been lured to Britain by false promises of peace. Costello received documents from the Kab relating to Hess including a memo to Josef Stalin from Lavrenti Cria the secret police chief. A the disseminated opinion that Hess arrived in England unexpectedly is not Correct Quot said be Ria a memo which claimed a letter from Hess to the Duke of Hamilton proposing peace was intercepted by British intelligence officers who then kept up a correspondence that fooled Hess. Hess landed near the Dukes estate in Scotland but Hamilton said he did no to recognize the German Leader. Anthony Eden the wartime foreign Secretary said the soviets frequently expressed their suspicions about the Hess affair. A i doubt if they were Ever really satisfied that the incident was As unexpected and inexplicable to us As to them a Eden wrote in his memoirs. Another document was a suicide note addressed to Hitler written a month after Hess Parachute Landing. Hess attempted suicide with a bread knife while he was held in the Tower of  commander to investigate Flag Purchase by Luke Britt staff writer an informal investigation began in Frankfurt Germany thursday into the possible misuse of $2,000 in morale welfare and recreation funds to buy flags for the 103rd area support groups change of command according to the groups new commander. Col. William Alexander announced the inquiry thursday in a statement issued through the group Public affairs office. The possible misuse of funds was the subject of an article in thursdays stars and stripes. Also on thursday col. Elton r. Shauf director of the department of defense a regional inspector general office in Wiesbaden said he became aware of the Issue last week but did not say How. The matter was referred to the . Army Europe inspector general he said. Information concerning the Flag Purchase was mailed to the Usa eur inspector general in Heidelberg on tuesday Shauf said but a spokesman for that office said he could not comment on the Issue. Alexander succeeded col. Kenneth Hibl As commander of the area support group tuesday during ceremonies in Frankfurt where the flags were displayed. An army regulation prohibits the use of morale welfare and recreation Money to subsidize any expense involved in a change of command ceremony or any item that is intended to be purchased with appropriated funds. A colonel Alexander regrets the appearance of any impropriety on the part of the l 3rd ask staff in the procurement of the colors a said Ann Adams the group Public affairs officer. A the takes the allegations most seriously and intends to investigate them  Adams would not say How Long the inquiry would take or what possible disciplinary actions could result. A commanders inquiry can take different forms but generally it is used to determine if an official investigation by Independent authorities is necessary according to Legal officials. A it would be premature As Well As inappropriate for Alexander to speculate on any actions he might take in Advance of the completion of his inquiry or the final findings and recommendations of any subsequent in estimation a Adams said. Sticker i f Unk a company in kit Ingen Germany made four sat flags for the group in May at a Cost of 3,100 Marks about $2,000. The Purchase included a Flag bearing the number 103, for the area support group and a Flag for each of the groups three base support battalions. The firm was paid from the groups morale welfare and recreation account said . Moore the groups non appropriated fund contracting officer. On wednesday Moore said be was told to use those funds despite his concern about the violation of army regulation 215-1. Moore would not say who ordered the expenditure. Morale welfare and recreation funds Are generated by lion appropriated fund services such As Aalfs Craft centers and Bowling alleys. Army regulations require that such funds be used to Benefit soldiers their families and civilian members of the military Community generating the funds. Hap Ortar Gary Pomeroy Contr Lulad to Thlu re port