A West German physician and four other mem were on trial here today on charges of responsibility for the deaths of 220 Jews in Lithuania in June 1941.
Dr. Werner Scheu, 51, of Bochum, and Karl Struve, 58, both former SS officers, were charged with ordering on their own initiative the shooting of Jews alleged to be unemployable. Otto Bastian, Wilhelm Schmidt and Friedrich Jagst were accused of participating in the murders without high authority. All pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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