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OMGUS MILITARY TRIBUNAL - CASE THREE OMT-III-W-37

1946-1948

Dr. Franz G R O S [sic.]. Prosecution witness. Was temporarely [sic.] appointed associate judge at the Nurnberg Special Court, holding position at time when Rothaug, and later Oeschey, was presiding judge. Testified as to the harsh and brutal methods with which both defendants handled cases against foreigners, and Poles in particular. Stated that no associate judge had even a chance to state a contrary opinion or suggest leniency. Testified that in Rothaug's opnion, a Pole had only to raise his hand to be condemned to death. He could remember no case in which a Pole was aquitted [sic.], and recalls only one case in which a Pole condemned to death deserved the sentence. Photo 30 April 1947.

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OMGUS MILITARY TRIBUNAL - CASE THREE OMT-III-W-37 / Dr. Franz G R O S [sic.]. Prosecution witness. Was temporarely [sic.] appointed associate judge at the Nurnberg Special Court, holding position at time when Rothaug, and later Oeschey, was presiding judge. Testified as to the harsh and brutal methods with which both defendants handled cases against foreigners, and Poles in particular. Stated that no associate judge had even a chance to state a contrary opinion or suggest leniency. Testified that in Rothaug's opnion, a Pole had only to raise his hand to be condemned to death. He could remember no case in which a Pole was aquitted [sic.], and recalls only one case in which a Pole condemned to death deserved the sentence. Photo 30 April 1947.

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