DDR-Justiz und NS-Verbrechen
Nazi Crimes on Trial
* Glossary *
Case Nr.
1051
Crime Category: War Crimes, Other Mass Extermination Crimes, Other NS-Crimes
Accused:
Zimmermann, Rudolf Life Sentence
Court:
LG/BG Berlin 680726
Country where the crime was committed: Poland
Crime Location: Baranow-Sandomierski, Borowa, Charzewice, Krzemjenica, Mielec,
Radomysl-Wielki, Rzeszow, Rozwadow, Stalowa Wola, Berdechow forest (near Mielec),
Wolka-pod-Lasem, ZAL Mielec
Crime Date: 4101-4305
Victims: Civilians, Jews
Nationality: Polish, German
Agency: Gestapo Mielec, Gestapo Stalowa Wola, Gestapo Rzeszow
Subject of the proceeding: Participation, as translator and Gestapo employee, in
the shooting of hostages, in the deportation and selection of Jews, in individual and mass
shootings and in acts of mishandling and statement extortion. In this way the accused took
part in the murder of at least 1239 Polish civilians, in the mishandling of 85 civilians
in during interrogations and in the deportation of at least 7100 Jews. He killed
106 Jews single-handedly [see also JuNSV Case Nr.655]
Published in DDR-Justiz und NS-Verbrechen vol. II
The court decision(s) of this case can be
found in the printed volumes of the series or (on-line)
here.
Press reports