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| a. that the sentence imposed by
Military Tribunal II on Oswald Pohl 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. |
| [Signed] LUCIUS D. CLAY |
| HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN COMMAND
Office of the Commander-in-Chief APO 742 |
| Berlin, Germany May 11 1949 Military Tribunal 11 Case No. 4 |
| In the Case of The United States of America vs. Oswald Pohl, et al. |
| Order with Respect to Sentence of Karl Sommer |
| In the case of the United States of America
against Oswald Pohl, et al., tried by United States Military Tribunal II, Case
No. 4, Nuremberg, Germany, the defendant Karl Sommer, on 3 November 1947, 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 of death imposed by Military Tribunal II on Karl Sommer be, and hereby is, commuted to imprisonment for life; b. that the defendant be confined in War Criminal Prison No. 1, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany. |
| [Signed] Lucius D. CLAY |
* The order confirming the death sentence in the case of defendant Eirenschmalz was also stayed until further order in identical language.
