Soviet Military Tribunal, Sachsenhausen, August 1947

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Soviet Military Tribunal, Sachsenhausen, August 1947

Post by steve248 » 17 Apr 2023 15:23

At a trial before the Soviet Military Tribunal sitting in Sachsenhausen, in August 1947, some 46 former members of Polizeibataillon 9 were convicted of war crimes in the Soviet Union in 1941. Most received the "standard" 25 years hard labour; I believe a small number were executed.

Is there a reliable source that gives names to those tried and convicted?

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Re: Soviet Military Tribunal, Sachsenhausen, August 1947

Post by Orlov » 25 Apr 2023 15:54

Hi steve248,

Here are more names of men from Res. Pol. Btl 9 handed over from British captivity to the Soviet authorities in Berlin on January 17, 1947.

Waldemar AREND *1908
Gunther BERG *1901 in Berlin
Ernest BEYER *1902
Walter DANNEBAUER *1909
Wilhelm HAACK *1892 in Zedltzfelde
Erich HUCKENHOLZ * 1904
Franz LUDWIG *1912 in Abeuten
Paul MAHLOW *1908
Alfons MAJEWSKI *1906 in Berlin
Alfred MANN *1908 in Breslau
Gustav MARECK *1907
Friedrich MOSEMANN *1909 in Wanne
Herbert MROZEK *1908 in Rosslingen
Georg PIEFKE *1909 in Berlin
Paul POPP *1908 in Elbershagen
Hermann ROUVEL *1909 in Berlin
Werner SCHLUTER *1901 in Plata
Herbert SONNEBURG *1909 in Berlin
Ernst STAHL *1903 in Berlin
Franz TAX *1907
Karl STILLENMUNKES *1914 in Maizieres
Karl TREBESCH *1903 in Woldegk
Herbert ULLRICH *1909
Franz WEICHERT *1901 in Crossen/O
Willibald WEISSER *1901 in Breslau
Herbert Hans WIEDERMANN *1909
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Kobow. Otto 29.10.1909 Res.Pol.Btl 9 sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Sachsenhausen. Published 1956.
Bohm. Karl ? Res.Pol.Btl 9 1945 Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Sachsenhausen. Released April 1956.
Fuchs. Bruno ? Res.Pol.Btl 9 1945 Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Sachsenhausen. Released December 1955.
Grunwald. Adolf 05/21/1904 (Berlin) Res.Pol.Btl 9 Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Sachsenhausen.
Heindl. Willi May 30, 1909 (Glend) Res.Pol.Btl 9 1 Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Sachsenhausen.
Kruger. Erich 09/10/1903 Res.Pol.Btl 9 sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Sachsenhausen.
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Bergmann. Franz
Biedermann. Georg
Brock. Kurt
Byezynski. Bruno
Dannebauer. Walter
Domscheit. Ernst
Fischer. Johannes
Golze. Karl
Greiner. Rudolf
Habermann. Otto
Lersmacher. Peter
Lorenz. Karl
Muchow. Walter
Opielka. Alfred
Osmanski. Ewald
Rohde. Hans
Rouvel. Rudolf
Salamon. Paul
Schulz. Erich
Seeliger. Bernhard
Sprotte. Karl
Zahn. Kurt

There were in total Soviet military court sentenced 245 police officers in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Many men were ill while in detention. Four men died in custody. Two in Sachsenhausen by suicide, two in Bautzen. 22 men from Bautzen were later released. It is not known how many police officers died in prison.
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Re: Soviet Military Tribunal, Sachsenhausen, August 1947

Post by steve248 » 26 Apr 2023 15:01

Orlov
Thanks for this. I have the complete list of the men handed over to the Soviets including one signed by the Soviet receiving officer.
More than two died in Bautzen; the suicides at Sachsenhause4n are possibly disguised as simply deaths so far.

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Re: Soviet Military Tribunal, Sachsenhausen, August 1947

Post by Orlov » 27 Apr 2023 03:52

And this?
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Re: Soviet Military Tribunal, Sachsenhausen, August 1947

Post by Researcher » 07 Nov 2023 14:54

Hello Steve,

In my notes I could only find 47 names extradited on Jan 17th 1947. These names are posted above and I believe I took them from the file WO 309/616

Do you know when the other approx 200 men were extradited to The Russians? Maybe a date on the Transfer list?

Secondly, Is it likely that all men would be tried in Sachsenhausen on the same Day?

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