Oberstes Gericht der DDR- 09.09.1987
Case- Case number
- 1 OSB 6/87
- Country
- German Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
- Case Description
After serving in the Wehrmacht, the two convicted men joined the fascist police in 1937. Their battalion was deployed in the territories occupied by the Nazi regime. While stationed in Lodz (Litzmannstadt) between 1939 and 1940, the two men participated in several execution squads, during which they each personally shot and killed several Polish citizens. In total, they participated in the murder of over 100 people. They were convicted of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Their appeal was denied.
Art. 6 lit. b, lit. c of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Art. 8, 91 VerfDDR, §§ 91 I, 93 II StGB, § 1 VI EGStGBuZPO, Convention of the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
- Name of Court
- Oberstes Gericht der DDR (1. Strafsenat)
- Date of decision
- Sep 9, 1987
- Subjects
- Denazification
- International Crimes
- Murder and Manslaughter
- Pogroms and Violent Attacks on Persons
- Type of Court
- Supreme Court
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law
- International Law
- Year
- 1987
- Generated ID
- GGK5694-7480