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Letter to the ministers of Interior, Finance, and Chancellery, on the appointment of Dr. Rothaug as public prosecutor, noting his political loyalty
NMT 3
Authors
Otto Georg Thierack (President of People's Court; Minister of Justice, 1942-45)
Otto Georg Thierack
German politician (1889-1946)
- Born: 1889-04-19 (Wurzen)
- Died: 1946-10-26 1946-11-22 (Sennelager Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide Paderborn)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: judge; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1932-01-01)
- Member of: Corps Guestphalia et Suevoborussia Marburg
- Participant in: Aryanization; The Holocaust (role: criminal)
- Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Judge of the People's Court; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1942-08-20 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Franz Schlegelberger)
Date: 08 February 1943
Literal Title: Re: Recommendation for the appointment of the LGDir. (Director of District Court) Dr. Rothaug as Reich Public Prosecutor at the People's Court.
Defendant: Oswald Rothaug
Total Pages: 2
Language of Text: English
Evidence Code: NG-781
Exhibit Code: Prosecution 431
Document Book No: Prosecution 1
Citation: NMT 3 (page 3099)
HLSL Item No.: 6026
Trial Issues
Biographical and character evidence (all cases) People's Court and Special Courts, use of (IMT, NMT 3)
Document Summary
Staff Evidence Analyses
NG-781: The Ministry of Justice, over signature of Thierack (initialed by Roghenberger and Letz) sends a letter to the Ministry of the Interior, concerning the appointment of Rothaugh as Reich Prosecutor