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Six Ex-nazis Arrested in Berlin for Murder of 11,000 Jews; Five Confess

February 13, 1962
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Six former Nazis are under arrest on charges of having participated in the murder of 11,000 Jews in Soviet areas occupied by the German Army, during July and October 1941, it was announced here today by the Berlin State prosecutor.

All but one of the six have confessed, the prosecutor’s office stated. Among those who have confessed is Dr. Alfred Filbert, the man charged with having commanded the ein-satzcommando which committed the mass murders. The others are Gerhard Schneider, Wilhelm Greivenberger, Konrad Fiebig and Heinrich Tunnat. The sixth defendant, Bodo Struck, has denied complicity in the murders. The trials for all six are expected to start next spring.

The State prosecutor in Munster today demanded nine-year prison sentences for two former SS physicians charged with complicity in the murder of 98 camp inmates at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The men, charged in the Munster Jury Court with having committed the crimes during the Nazi regime, are Dr. Heinz Baumkoetter and Dr. Alois Gaberle.

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