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Case Nr.1007
Crime Category: War Crimes, Other Mass Extermination Crimes
Accused:
Böhle, Josef Life Sentence
Mettke, Erich Life Sentence
Neumann, Karl Life Sentence Rehab: Conviction in part a violation of the rule of law,  punishment upheld
Court:
LG/BG Schwerin 831104
LG/BG Rostock 931203
OLG Rostock 950323
Country where the crime was committed: Ukraine, Belarus, Poland
Crime Location: POW-Camp Rawa-Ruska, Forced Labor Camp Wielkoryta, Boguslawka, Brest, Chmieliszcze, Czerniany, Korostawka, Oziaty, Petrikau, Wielkoryta, Staroje Romatowo, Tschenstochau, Zablocie
Crime Date: 4010-4212
Victims: Jews, Prisoners of War, Members of the Resistance, Civilians
Nationality: Polish, Soviet
Agency: Police Battalion 310, Police Regiment15 (III.Btl.)
Subject of the proceeding: Participation in the murder of civilians, officials of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, prisoners of war and Jews, among other occasions, during the liquidation of the Brest ghetto on 15. 10. 1942. Rounding up of Polish civilians who were to be deported to Germany as forced laborers. Arresting members of the resistance

Published in DDR-Justiz und NS-Verbrechen vol. I

 

The court decision(s) of this case can be found in the printed volumes of the series or (on-line) here.

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