Alleged war criminals wanted by the French

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Alleged war criminals wanted by the French

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Post by Researcher » 14 Jun 2012, 17:47

Source: UK Archives - File WO309/1933 Covering dates 01/Aug/1946 – 30 Nov 1946

Brandl. Kurt (1904) SS Oshf - Sipo/SD Angers
Menne. Karl (1914) KZ Oranienburg/Sachsenhausen
Blumenroth. Karl ( ) SS Hshf - Leipzig Thelka

Busch. Friedrich (1905) )
Werland. Hans (1894) Schupo Leslau } murder of 2 Frenchmen
Kochling. Wilhelm (1898) )

Eggert. Ernst ( ) Captain - Ordered shooting of a PoW in Sulingen
Ohlandt. Johann (1896) – carried out the above shooting order

Meckbach. Gerhard (1916) - Commander 311 Flak Btln – Ordered 9 people shot at Courchamps : Aug 1944
Barnekow. Fritz (1899) – SS Ostf Sipo/SD Rennes – murder of 6 members of the Resistance at Domevre : Sept 1944
Heimesath. Ernst (1891) Deputy Chief SD in Foix
Meyer. Johannes (1906) Lagerfuhrer KZ Reedeich : Jan 1942 – Apr 1945

Note: the full list contains 103 names written in pencil with minimal details, but the above have date (and sometimes place) of birth if anyone is interested.
It is unclear to me if these men were in British custody but against 5 names in the list is written “no objection” (to handing them over?) dated 14/Jan/1947.
Anyone know of their eventual fate?

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Post by dylan » 15 Jun 2012, 08:33

Hallo Researcher,

Rastatt Trial: 12/05/1950: Wilhelm Kochling 15 Years, Hans Wehrland acquittal.
11/10/1951: Kochling 10 Years, Wehrland 2 Years.

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Post by Researcher » 15 Jun 2012, 11:21

Thanks Dylan

Wilhelm Kochling, Hans Wehrland and Friedrich Karl Busch (NSKK Standartenfuhrer) were all from the same area (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Were they all Police? What crime were Kochling and Wehrland convicted of in the Rastatt Trial?

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Post by dylan » 15 Jun 2012, 13:56

Hallo Researcher,

Convicted for Assassinat de deux ressortissants francais ( Murder of two french nationals).

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Post by history1 » 15 Jun 2012, 15:09

What´s your source, Dylan?
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Post by dylan » 15 Jun 2012, 16:05

Hallo,

My german sources are; 4 large bestanden;
Ludwigsburg B/162, Koblenz All Prozesse 21,Koblenz B/305 Zentrale Rechtschutzstelle,
B/141 Bundesministerium der Justiz.
Have probably around 10000 pages paper documents from those files.

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Post by history1 » 15 Jun 2012, 16:19

Thank´s Dylan, I though in your source I will maybe find something about austrian post war trials, but hence it´s all from Germany the chances are very low.
Would like to see the papers of the Mauthausen - trial held in Dachau.
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Post by danyb » 15 Jun 2012, 17:25

hello Researcher !

for Kurt Brandl ( Brandel ) , see the trial of Georges Bruckle and others.
i think , he was never in french custody.

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Post by dylan » 17 Jun 2012, 10:34

Hallo Researcher,

Have Johannes Meier born 18/06/1906 trial in Rastatt 9/08/1949: 20 years reduced to 15 years 21/12/1949.
crime: Abuse and murder of a french deporte.

Meckbach also extradited was in Paris prison and released between 1948-1953. Trial ?.

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Post by radevich » 22 Jun 2013, 17:25

Researcher wrote:
Barnekow. Fritz (1899) – SS Ostf Sipo/SD Rennes – murder of 6 members of the Resistance at Domevre : Sept 1944
Barnekow, Fritz SS-Nr.290 679 geb.18.12.1898 NSDAP-Nr.3 947 667
Ustuf.: 09.11.1938; Hstuf.: 20.04.1939; Stubaf.: 01.05.1942 / Oblt.d.R.

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Post by danyb » 05 Jul 2018, 10:15

radevich wrote:
Researcher wrote:
Barnekow. Fritz (1899) – SS Ostf Sipo/SD Rennes – murder of 6 members of the Resistance at Domevre : Sept 1944
Barnekow, Fritz SS-Nr.290 679 geb.18.12.1898 NSDAP-Nr.3 947 667
Ustuf.: 09.11.1938; Hstuf.: 20.04.1939; Stubaf.: 01.05.1942 / Oblt.d.R.


it is correct that he was born in Alt-Ruppin ??
info from Wikipédia

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Re: Alleged war criminals wanted by the French

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Post by steve248 » 21 Jul 2018, 15:08

Some more details of Barnekow in the post-war:

June 1946 held at 6 CIC, subject of a French extradition request
source: TNA Kew, WO 309/1928, WO 309/2029

9 Dec 1948, the French Foreign Ministry, Paris, wrote to the British Ambassador about the current position in regard to individual German war criminals extradited from Britain to France:
Fritz Barnekow, crimes in Rennes, affair in progress.
source: TNA Kew, FO 371/70825

And Alt Ruppin is part of Neuruppin, Landkreis Ostpriegnitz - about 60 kms north west of central Berlin

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Post by danyb » 09 May 2020, 13:38

hello Researcher :wink:

i have a SS.Hstuf Friedrich Busch , born on 1905 , member of SIPO-SD Angers , was in french custody between 1945-1951.
trial and death sentence in absentia (Paris.13.11.1954)


Fritz Barnekow was in french custody between 1948-1951 , later in french hospital.
trial and sentence to 10 years imprisonment in absentia (Metz.08.12.1955)

i'm intereested by others names of your list , if possible.

Thanks in Advance
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Re: Alleged war criminals wanted by the French

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Post by Puck » 09 May 2020, 13:56

danyb wrote:
09 May 2020, 13:38
hello Researcher :wink:

i'm intereested by others names of your list , if possible.

Thanks in Advance
Best Regards
Danyb
Me too .. 😉

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Re: Alleged war criminals wanted by the French

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Post by Peter » 09 May 2020, 20:31

Ernst Heimesath (above)
Born 9 Jun 1891 Goslar/Harz

Served 1914-18 War in Infanterie-Regiment 77
Wounded in action (listed in Prussian Casualty List No. 64 on 30 Oct 1914.
SS # 39 855
NSDAP # 1 283 919

Promoted SS-Ustuf on 20 Apr 1934
career SD officer

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