The William route process was the last, most extensive and the temporally longest processes. Prominent belonging end of the foreign office and other Ministries was accused as well as further agencies of the NS time.

The charges

The indictment from 15 November 1947:

• Planning, preparation, introduction and guidance of wars of aggression and invasions,
• the common plan and the conspiracy,
• War crime: Murder and abusing of war participants and of prisoners of war,
• Crime against the humanity: Atrocities and punishable actions against German citizens for political, rassischen and religious reasons between 1933 and 1939,
• War crime and crime against the humanity: Against the civilian population committed atrocities and punishable actions,
• War crime and crime against the humanity: Robbery and plundering,
• War crime and crime against the humanity: Hard labour,
• Membership in criminal organizations.

The judges

• President: William C. Christianson, former judge at the highest court of the State of Minnesota

The accused - the judgements

• Ernst von - 7 years, by correction resolution from 12 December 1949 to 5 years reduction
• Gustav Adolf Steengracht of Moyland - 7 years, by correction resolution from 12 December 1949 to 5 years reduction
• William Keppler - 10 years, 1951 dismisses
• Ernst Wilhelm plank - 5 years
• Ernst - 7 years, by correction resolution from 12 December 1949 to 5 years reduction
• Karl knight - 4 years (served)
• Otto von Erdmannsdorff - acquietal
• Edmund Veesenmayer - 20 years, 1951 converted to 10 years detention
• Hans Heinrich Lammers - 20 years, 1951 converted to 10 years detention
• William kind of stucco - 3 years 10 months (partly served)
• Richard Walther - 7 years (partly served)
• Otto Meissner - acquietal
• Otto Dietrich - 7 years (partly served)
• God praise Berger - 25 years, 1951 converted to 10 years detention
• Walter clip mountain - 6 years (partly served)
• Johann Ludwig count Schwerin von Krosigk - 10 years, 1951 dismisses
• Emil Johann Puhl - 5 years (partly served)
• Karl Raschke - 7 years (partly served)
• Paul - 15 years, 1951 converted to 10 years detention
• Paul Pleiger - 15 years, 1951 converted to 10 years detention
• Hans Kehrl - 15 years, 1951 dismisses

Literature

• Robert M.W. Kempner: Prosecutor of one epoch. Life memories. In co-operation with Friedrich. Ullstein, Frankfurt/Main/Berlin, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3548330762.

Tuerck, C. (Hg.): The judgement during the Wilhelstrassen process, Munich 1950

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