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- ↑ Diekmann, Irene; Schoeps, Julius H., eds. (2002). Das Wilkomirski-Syndrom: Eingebildete Erinnerungen oder Von der Sehnsucht, Opfer zu sein (in German). Zürich: Pendo. ISBN 3-85842-472-2.
- ↑ Baier, Lothar (4 August 2002). "Diekmann/ Julius Schoeps: Das Wilkomirski-Syndrom; Eingebildete Erinnerungen und von der Sehnsucht Opfer zu sein". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ↑ Pohl, Dennis (17 August 2023). "Deutschland und das Wilkomirski-Syndrom" . Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Dónal (2023). Fake: Famous Forged Documents and Their Historical Legacy. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-4766-7839-9.
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