An eight month war crimes trial in Kiel ended Friday with relatively mild sentences for two former SS officers who were found guilty of direct responsibility for the shooting and gassing of more than 1,500 Jews in Russia during World War II and involvement in the deaths of at least 5,000 others. The convicted men were Major Heinz Richter, 66 of Kiel, commander of an SS unit near Mogilov in 1942, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. His former aide, Hans Hasse, 60, of Hamburg, received a five year sentence. More than 60 witnesses testified.
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