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| HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN COMMAND |
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| Office of the
Commander–in–Chief APO 742 |
| Berlin, Germany Military Tribunal I Case No. 1 |
| In the Case of The United States of America vs. Karl Brandt, et alii |
| Order with Respect to Sentence of Karl Brandt |
| In the case of the United States of America
against Karl Brandt et alii tried by United States Military Tribunal I, Case
No. 1, Nuernberg, Germany, the defendant, Karl Brandt, on 20 August 1947, was
sentenced by the Tribunal to death by hanging. A petition to modify the
sentence, filed on behalf of the defendant by Dr. R. Servatius, his defense
counsel, has been referred to me pursuant to the provision of Military
Government Ordinance No. 7. I have duly considered the petition and the record
of the trial and in accordance with Article XVII of said Ordinance it is hereby
ordered that: 1. The sentence imposed by Military Tribunal I upon Karl Brandt be, and hereby is, in all respects, confirmed. 2. Pending action on petitions filed by the defendant with authorities other than the Office of Military Government for Germany, (U.S.), the execution of the death sentence be stayed until further order by me. 3. The defendant be confined until further order in War Crimes Prison No. 1, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany. |
| [Signed] Lucius D. Clay
Lucius D. CLAY General, U.S. Army Commander-in-Chief, European Command and Military Governor |
