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| JUDGMENT | THE RECORD |
| "* * * He sought to
deny that he was chief of staff W, but the defendants Volk and Baier, as well as defense witness Karoli from staff W, all confirmed his (Hohberg's) official position." |
Volk's testimony —
"Q. The Prosecution has submitted that Hohberg had been the first Chief of staff W, and then after him Baier That is page 1009 of the German transcript, is that correct?. A. That is entirely correct." (Tr. p. 5041.) Volk's testimony — "Herr Dr. Hohberg was an auditor and, apart from that, he also had the title Chief of staff W. That can be seen from the documents. I don't have to tell you more." (Tr. p. 5156.) Baier's testimony — "Q. (Judge Phillips) You state at the end of page 7: ‘The auditor, Dr. Hohberg, was my predecessor as chief of the staff W in the WVHA.’ Is that true or false? "A. That is true." (Tr. p. 4864.) Statement by Hans Baier — "The auditor, Dr. Hohberg, was my predecessor as chief of staff W in WVHA." (Doc. NO-1377-1/8E.) Karoli's testimony — "Q. (Judge Phillips) Who did the defendant Baier succeed as chief of staff W? " A. Herr Dr. Hohberg." (Tr. p. 4863.) |
| "The task of coordination and directing W Industries at the top level was the task of staff W, whose chief, according to the business order of SS-WVHA, had many duties." | Letter to Fanslau on SS
lecture — "According to this identity in the field of production and single economic enterprises maintained by the SS are united in the office W I-VIII. At head of these offices stands the W staff of the SS Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl regarded from the point of view of private economies the Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe G.m.b.H." (Doc. NO-1016, 11/108.) [All italics supplied.] |
| The comment of defense counsel here that "From 30 June 1943, Hohberg did no longer work but joined the army," in no way influences the applicability of the business order of the WW-WVHA because, although promulgated 24 November 1944, it only confirmed the theretofore existing practice. In this respect, the defense witness Karoli testified: | |
