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forth in Count One of the Indictment; he promoted the
psychological preparations for war set forth in Count One of the
Indictment; he participated in the political planning and preparation
for wars of aggression and wars in violation of international
treaties, agreements' and assurances set forth in Counts One and Two
of the Indictment; and he authorized, directed, and participated in
the War Crimes set forth in Count Three of the Indictment and the
Crimes against Humanity set forth in Count Four of the Indictment,
including a wide variety of crimes against persons and property.
FRANK. The Defendant Frank between 1932 and 1945 was a member of
the Nazi Party, a general in the SS, a member of the Reichstag, Reich
Minister without Portfolio, Reich Commissar for the Coordination of
Justice, President of the International Chamber of Law and Academy of
German Law, Chief of the Civil Administration of Lodz, Supreme
Administrative Chief of the military district of West Prussia,
Poznan, Lodz, and Krakow, and Governor General of the occupied Polish
territories. The Defendant Frank used the foregoing positions, his
personal influence, and his intimate connection with the Führer
in such a manner that:
He promoted the accession to power of the Nazi conspirators and
the consolidation of their control over Germany set forth in Count
One of the Indictment; he authorized, directed, and participated in
the War Crimes set forth in Count Three of the Indictment and the
Crimes against Humanity set forth in Count Four of the Indictment,
including particularly the War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
involved in the administration of occupied territories.
BORMANN The Defendant Bormann between 1925 and 1945 was a member
of the Nazi Party, member of the Reichstag, a member of the Staff of
the Supreme Command of the SA, founder and head of "Hilfskasse
der NSDAP", Reichsleiter, Chief of Staff Office of the
Führer's Deputy, head of the Party Chancery, Secretary of the
Führer, member of the Council of Ministers for the Defense of
the Reich, organizer and head of the Volkssturm, a general in the SS,
and a general in the SA. The Defendant Bormann used the foregoing
posit ions, his personal influence, and his intimate connection with
the Führer in such a manner that:
He promoted the accession to power of the Nazi conspirators and
the consolidation of their control over Germany set forth in Count
One of the Indictment; he promoted the preparations for war set forth
in Count One of the Indictment; and he authorized, directed, and
participated in the War Crimes set forth in Count Three of the
indictment and the Crimes against Humanity set forth in Count