Has someone more informations about this trial and the sentences?ansata1976 wrote:i am looking for the defendants of the Trial in Oldenburg 1946(Willi Herold) and their sentences and further informations.
Trial in Oldenburg 1946
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I have not the answer... but maybe this website can help you! english is not may lenguage
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/trials.htm
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/trials.htm
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Hello,
for a rough sketch of Willi Herold's activities look here: http://www.feldgrau.net/forum/viewtopic ... t=muffrika
The book by Pantcheff mentioned here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold also looks promising.
These sites also give some information:
http://www.taz.de/index.php?id=archivse ... 4/11/a0308
http://euhausen.piranho.de/hauptmannherold.html
According to the last one there were 14 defendants in the Oldenburg trial. Seven of them (including Herold) received the death sentence. One of the defendants sentenced to death was acquitted later. Herold and five others were executed in Wolfenbüttel prison on Nov. 14th, 1946.
Best regards
Torsten
ansata1976 wrote:i am looking for the defendants of the Trial in Oldenburg 1946(Willi Herold) and their sentences and further informations.
for a rough sketch of Willi Herold's activities look here: http://www.feldgrau.net/forum/viewtopic ... t=muffrika
The book by Pantcheff mentioned here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold also looks promising.
These sites also give some information:
http://www.taz.de/index.php?id=archivse ... 4/11/a0308
http://euhausen.piranho.de/hauptmannherold.html
According to the last one there were 14 defendants in the Oldenburg trial. Seven of them (including Herold) received the death sentence. One of the defendants sentenced to death was acquitted later. Herold and five others were executed in Wolfenbüttel prison on Nov. 14th, 1946.
Best regards
Torsten
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Thank u Torsten but i need more informations of the other defendants of this trial.
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Why so, please ??ansata1976 wrote:Thank u Torsten but i need more informations of the other defendants of this trial.

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I found this information about the trial in Oldenburg against Willi Herold and other:
In August 1946 a war crimes trial began against Herold and 6 further accused in Oldenburg. They were made responsible for the murder by 125 humans. Herold, which did not show regret, and 6 further codefendants were condemned to death.
On 14 November 1946 the judgements in the prison were executed by by the drop hatchet.
"Im August 1946 beginnt in Oldenburg ein Kriegsverbrecherprozeß, wie es ihn in der britischen Zone noch nicht gegeben hat. Auf der Anklagebank 14 Männer. Sie werden beschuldigt, für den Tod von 125 Menschen verantwortlich zu sein. Jeder Angeklagte trägt ein Schild mit einer Nummer vor der Brust. Die Eins bleibt Herold vorbehalten.
Er zeigt keinerlei Schuldbewußtsein. Die Frage des Anklägers, ob "die Erschießung all dieser Männer" sein Gewissen belastet habe, beantwortet er mit "Nein". Am 29. August 1946 werden Herold und sechs Mitangeklagte zum Tode verurteilt. Einer von ihnen wird später begnadigt (Who?????), die anderen sterben am 14. November 1946 unter dem Fallbeil im Gefängnis von Wolfenbüttel.
Das Gericht verurteilt Sie, Herold, Hagewald, Meyer, Schütte, Euler, Brandt und Peller, zum Tode.
Art, Ort und Zeitpunkt der Vollstreckung mögen durch höhere Stellen festgelegt werden."
I need the full name and more information of:
Hagewald
Meyer
Schütte
Euler
Brandt
Peller
source(photo): http://karwan-baschi.net/weblog/wp-cont ... ffrika.jpg
In August 1946 a war crimes trial began against Herold and 6 further accused in Oldenburg. They were made responsible for the murder by 125 humans. Herold, which did not show regret, and 6 further codefendants were condemned to death.
On 14 November 1946 the judgements in the prison were executed by by the drop hatchet.
"Im August 1946 beginnt in Oldenburg ein Kriegsverbrecherprozeß, wie es ihn in der britischen Zone noch nicht gegeben hat. Auf der Anklagebank 14 Männer. Sie werden beschuldigt, für den Tod von 125 Menschen verantwortlich zu sein. Jeder Angeklagte trägt ein Schild mit einer Nummer vor der Brust. Die Eins bleibt Herold vorbehalten.
Er zeigt keinerlei Schuldbewußtsein. Die Frage des Anklägers, ob "die Erschießung all dieser Männer" sein Gewissen belastet habe, beantwortet er mit "Nein". Am 29. August 1946 werden Herold und sechs Mitangeklagte zum Tode verurteilt. Einer von ihnen wird später begnadigt (Who?????), die anderen sterben am 14. November 1946 unter dem Fallbeil im Gefängnis von Wolfenbüttel.
Das Gericht verurteilt Sie, Herold, Hagewald, Meyer, Schütte, Euler, Brandt und Peller, zum Tode.
Art, Ort und Zeitpunkt der Vollstreckung mögen durch höhere Stellen festgelegt werden."
I need the full name and more information of:
Hagewald
Meyer
Schütte
Euler
Brandt
Peller
source(photo): http://karwan-baschi.net/weblog/wp-cont ... ffrika.jpg
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Re: Trial in Oldenburg 1946
1.Willi Herold: death sentence
2.Karl Hagewald: death sentence
3.Karl Schütte: death sentence
4.Josef Euler: death sentence
5.Otto Paeller: death sentence
6.Hermann Brandt: death sentence
7.Bernhard Meyer: death sentence
8.Friedrich Hermann: acquittal
9.Alfred Kobrogk: acquittal
10.Paul Melzer: acquittal
11.Gerhard Setzer: acquittal
12.Fritz Holland: acquittal
death sentence carried out: 14.11.1946 in Wolfenbüttel
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Karl Schütte, geb. 6.8.1898; Beruf: Musiker, tritt 1931 als Musiker in die SA ein, seit 1939 Wachmann im Emslandlager II Aschendorfermoor, ab 1942 Einheitsführer, gleichzeitig Ortsgruppenleiter der NSDAP für das Lager II, ab Anfang 1945 Kompanieführer im Volkssturm
would be happy for more information about the other men ( and dates of birth)
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Gerhard Setzer might be this man -
born 21.10.1898
from 08.1941 to 04.1945 Inspektor in Wehrmachtsstrafgefangenlager Walchum and Ascherdorfer Moor
Regards Puck
born 21.10.1898
from 08.1941 to 04.1945 Inspektor in Wehrmachtsstrafgefangenlager Walchum and Ascherdorfer Moor
Regards Puck
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