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Note on the arrest of judge Draeger and prosecutor Szelinski for abandoning their posts in Koenigsberg

NMT 3

Authors

Franz Schlegelberger (Dr., Secretary of State, acting minister, Ministry of Justice)

Born: 1876-10-23 (Königsberg)
Died: 1970-12-14 (Flensburg)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: judge; jurist; politician; university teacher
Member of political party: Nazi Party
Participant in: Judges' Trial (role: defendant)
Significant person: Reinhold Richter (role: acquaintance)
Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1941-01-30 through 1942-08-19; replaced by: Otto Georg Thierack; replaces: Franz Gürtner)

Date: Date Unknown

Defendant: Franz Schlegelberger

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NG-296

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 203

Document Book No: Prosecution 3

Citation: NMT 3 (page 1491)

HLSL Item No.: 6153

Notes:On Draeger's name, cf PS 672 ("Dreager"). The note is not dated. Draeger was executed and Szelinski committed suicide.

Staff Evidence Analyses

NG-296: Signed Statement by Schlegelberger on the Execution of Draeger, President of the Koenigsberg Court of Appeals, for deserting his post

Signed Statement by Schlegelberger on the Execution of Draeger, President of the Koenigsberg Court of Appeals, for deserting his post

Doc Book Tables of Contents

NG-296: Statement by Schlegelberger re execution of Draeger for deserting his post.