Did Hoess write the statement to the British himself?
No historian has ever made that claim. It is common in criminal cases for police officials to transcribe statements, based upon their questioning, and then ask for corrections as needed, followed by the witnessed signature. 4. Did the British torture Hoess in order to obtain the statement introduced into evidence at Nuremberg as PS-3868? No. The statement introduced as PS-3868 was the result of Robert Storey’s interrogation of Hoess, and witnessed by American, not British, officers.
