Thanks for adding 'JWS' and 'Harro' - some answers to questions raised and some observations.
Firstly, thanks for the info on Wolf - he didn't feature at all in the files I have other than this reference, which in fact may or may not even be him. But as this is included in a Château Audrieu file it has to be connected somehow to the man who was listed in the Nuremberg papers as posted earlier. This is a portion of a letter from the War crimes legal team to presumably his legal representative in 1948.
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Here is Rautschka's testimony which hopefully answers your question JW.
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I don't know where Bucheim was captured but I do know he was found in American custody by the British only in 1948. There is a letter from his wife asking for his release on health grounds from that year. The accusation made against him by Bremer was as low as any one could go in my opinion, the French seemed to have believed Bremer's story that he was wounded before the POWs were shot , thus his allegation against Bucheim was deadly serious- I'm not surprised he was not popular with vets if that story was known amongst them. Bucheim could well have hung for that.
That's Harro for the details on Aust, as mentioned already he became a person of interest to the investigation team solely on the basis of Bremer's allegation - Interesting that he served with Bremer in the LAH and then later with the 26th Reg of the HJ according to Bremer - he must have known he was KIA - but to besmirch his name even in death was low IMO.
Here's an interesting little allegation made by another member of the Recon Btln concerning Bremer - Paul Schaffranietz attempted to escape from French custody in 1946 - this is the reason he gives :
- wo311/738-p95
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I wonder was there any truth in his allegation?
