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Army Form A 8688
lllLITIRY COURTS FOR THE TRIAL OF WIR CRIMINALS
D.J .A.G's Case No........7.8.~.6.1./J.l\G.........
Name 'of Accused
(including Rank, if any)
Ami or Former Arm of
t he Service
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Hnjor
Richa ro GEISLER
Otto FRANKE
Alfr ed BUETTNER
Lina sc1monm
Luftwaffe
Captain
Date and Place of Tria l
Age
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20th, 21st , 22nd ~nd 23rd
.Decembtr 194@ /d~
1
OSNABRUCK
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36
.31
43
Luftwaffe
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35
0
f yf_
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Convened by
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Com. l8.n1e r 30 Gorps J.Ji.3trict
CHARGES
COJ,~\ITrING
A WAH CRDE
in that the:,
:lt HESSEPPE on or a.' out 24th March 194 5 in
viola t ion of t he lnws ani usae'es of war wer e
concerned in the killi ne of an unkno· . 11 ... lli ed
priso 1e r - of - wnr
~/Lega l
President and Members of the Court (except I.egnl Member)
Lieut . Colonel H. R. BEN'!'LY
OBE
Ha jor G. S. SUTHBRLAND
S/I.dr. D. c. USIDR , Dro DFU
Capt a in F. C. ADAHS
Ches hire Reriment
P ionee r Corps
R. 4.. F.
Member
l!ajor H. W. G. WE3TLAKE
R. ...
R. A.
Finding
Pleaded
All Ac-.us ed
FRANKE and BU.i::l'THER
Guilt y
Not Gu i l ty
GEISLER
Not Guilty
and
SCHRODER
Sentence and Minute of Confirmation
FRAHKE and BUET'l'NER s ent enc ed t o death l:f hanging
Conf'i nned . y Com .ande r -in- Chi cf ~ritic:h .\ri-...y of the l*1ine
When and where Promulgated:-- 15th :F'ebruary 1911-6
Date of lleceipt
To whom sent
OT'
31st J anuary 1946
H•• 4th (Ulster) Light A. A. Regt.
Date sent
Purport
Sentence impos ed on Otto $ VC1<E put i to exe pution at ZUClfl'HAUS H..\l'ELN
on 8th : ~rch 1946 ~t 1510 hourn
Scnt(·rce iM '>O. erl 011 Alf re, BUE 'THER nut into execution at ZliCHTHAU3 HA. :·:LN
on 8t', :rri.rl.i, 191•6 '\t 1545 hours
Wt. 25799/6800 500\I 9/4$ KJ l ,/101>4 Gp. 38/ 3