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| and the trial lasted approximately eight months, as shown by the following schedule: | ||
| Indictment | July 1947 | |
| Indictment served | 7 July 1947 | |
| Arraignment | 10 October 1947 | |
| Prosecution opening statement | 20 October 1947 | |
| Defense opening statement | 20 November 1947 | |
| Prosecution closing statement | 13 February 1948 | |
| Defense closing statements | 16-17 February 1948 | |
| Judgment | 10 March 1948 | |
| Sentences | 10 March 1948 | |
| Affirmation of sentences by the Military Governor of the U. S. Zone of Occupation | 12 February 1949 | |
| The English transcript of the
Court proceedings runs to 5,408 mimeographed pages. The prosecution introduced
into evidence 904 written exhibits (some of which contained several documents),
and the defense 1,148 written exhibits. The Tribunal heard oral testimony of 27
witnesses called by the prosecution and of 70 witnesses, excluding the
defendants, called by the defense. Each of the 14 defendants testified in his
own behalf, and each was subject to examination on behalf of other defendants.
The exhibits offered by both the prosecution and defense contained documents,
photographs, affidavits, interrogatories, letters, maps, charts, and other
written evidence. The prosecution introduced 93 affidavits; the defense
introduced 522 affidavits. The prosecution called 33 defense affiants for
cross-examination; the defense called 47 prosecution affiants for
cross-examination. The Tribunal was in recess between 10 and 20 November 1947,
to give the defense additional time to prepare its case. A further recess was
taken from 2 to 13 February 1948, to allow both prosecution and defense time
for the preparation of their closing arguments. The members of the Tribunal and prosecution and defense counsel are listed on the ensuing pages. Prosecution counsel were assisted in preparing the case by Walter Rapp (Chief of the Evidence Division), Herbert Meyer, Fred Rodell, and Larry Wolff, interrogators, and Margit Braid, M. L. Dezborowska, Stanley Donath, George Grant, Olga Lang, Dorit Margen, Stephen Mayer, Eduard Rolling, Frank Young, and Hedy Wachenheimer, research and documentary analysts. |
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| Selection and arrangement of the "RuSHA Case" material published herein was accomplished principally by Arnost Horlik-Hochwald and Olga Lang, working under the general supervision | ||
