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Final argument for the defense of Hermann Foertsch, covering his role as chief of staff, his work in the southeast, his opposition to the Nazis, the counts of the indictment, and legal issues
NMT 7
Authors
Gerhard H. Rauschenbach (defense attorney (NMT))
Gerhard H. Rauschenbach
German lawyer, Nuremberg defense attorney
- Born: 1910-01-01 (Dresden)
- Occupation: judge; lawyer
- Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1937-01-01 through 1945-01-01)
- Participant in: Pohl Trial (role: criminal defense lawyer)
- Significant person: August Frank (role: criminal defense lawyer, defendant); Gerhard Maurer (role: criminal defense lawyer, defendant)
- Educated at: Humboldt University of Berlin; Leipzig University; University of Rostock
- Residence: Lübeck
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/34903973
Date: February 1948
Literal Title: Military Tribunal V Case 7[.] Pleadings for the Defendant Hermann Foertsch
Defendant: Hermann Foertsch
Total Pages: 181
Language of Text: English
Citation: NMT 7 (page 10195)
HLSL Item No.: 150921
Notes:Part 1 ends at page 73 (certificate), followed by a second title-page and table, with the text resuming at page 73 (the number is used twice). A "Reply to speech by the prosecution" follows page 144. The "Addendum for Final Plea" at the end lists prosecution exhibits (by number) relevant to Foertsch's case in various ways.
Trial Issues
Administration & organization (all cases) Biographical and character evidence (all cases) Hostage-taking and reprisal actions, including killings and fines (IMT, NM… Partisan fighters (and commandos), operations against, and treatment of (I… Concentration camp system (administration, forced labor, abuse of inmates)…