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MATHIAS GRAF — Untersturmfuehrer (2nd lieutenant) in the SS; member of the SS; officer of Einsatzkommando 6 of Einsatzgruppe C. |
| COUNT ONE — CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY |
| 1. Between May 1941 and July 1943 all of the
defendants herein committed crimes against humanity, as defined in Article II
of Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were principals in, accessories to,
ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, were connected with plans and
enterprises involving, and were mere. hers of organizations or groups connected
with, atrocities and offenses, including but not limited to, persecutions on
political, racial, and religious grounds, murder, extermination, imprisonment,
and other inhumane acts committed against civilian populations, including
German nationals and nationals of other countries. 2. The acts, conduct, plans, and enterprises charged in paragraph 1 of this count were carried out as part of a systematic program of genocide, aimed at the destruction of foreign nations and ethnic groups by murderous extermination. 3. Beginning in May 1941, on the orders of Himmler, special task forces called "Einsatzgruppen" were formed from the personnel of the SS, the SD, the Gestapo, and other police units. The primary purpose of these groups was to accompany the German Army into the eastern territories, and exterminate Jews, gypsies, Soviet officials, and other elements of the civilian population regarded as racially "inferior" or "politically undesirable." 4. Initially four Einsatzgruppen were formed, each of which supervised the operation of a number of subordinate units called "Einsatzkommandos" or "Sonderkommandos." Some Einsatzgruppen had, in addition, other units for special purposes. Each Einsatzgruppe, together with its subordinate units consisted of about 500 to 800 persons. Einsatzgruppe A, operating mainly in the Baltic region, included Sonderkommandos la and 1b and Einsatzkommandos 2 and 3. Einsatzgruppe B, operating mainly in the area towards Moscow, included Sonderkommandos 7a and 7b, Einsatzkommandos 8 and 9, and special units named Vorkommando Moscow (also known as Sonderkommando 7c) and Trupp Smolensk. Einsatzgruppe C, operating mainly in the area towards Kiev, included Sonderkommandos 4a and 4b and Einsatzkommandos 5 and 6. Einsatzgruppe D, operating mainly in the area of southern Russia, included Sonderkommandos l0a and l0b and Einsatzkommandos 11a, 11b, and 12. 5. All of the defendants herein, as officers or staff members of |
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