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| B. ORDERS OF THE MILITARY GOVERNOR WITH RESPECT TO THE SENTENCES OF THE DEFENDANTS OHLENDORF AND JOST |
| HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN COMMAND
Office of the Commander-in-Chief APO 742 |
| Berlin, Germany |
| 4 March 1949 |
| In the Case of The United States of America
vs Otto Ohlendorf, et al. |
| Military Tribunal II Case No. 9 |
| Order with Respect to Sentence of Otto Ohlendorf |
| In the case of the United States of America
against Otto Ohlendorf, et al., tried by United States Military Tribunal II,
Case No. 9, Nuernberg, Germany, the defendant Otto Ohlendorf, on 10 April 1948,
was sentenced by the Tribunal to death by hanging. A petition to modify the
sentence, filed on behalf of the defendant by his defense counsel, has been
referred to me pursuant to the provisions 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: a. that the sentence imposed by Military Tribunal II upon Otto Ohlendorf be, and hereby is, in all respects, confirmed; b. that 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.* c. that the defendant be confined until further order in War Criminal Prison No. 1, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany. |
| LUCIUS D. CLAY, General, U. S. Army Military Governor and Commander-in-Chief, European Command |
* A similar provision was contained in all of the orders confirming death sentences.
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