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Documentation from trials conducted in Landesgericht Klagenfurt (the Klagenfurt District Court), Landesgericht Salzburg (the Salzburg District Court) and Landesgericht Wien (the Vienna District Court) against members of the HSSPF (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer-Higher SS and Police Leader) Lublin: Application and ordinance forms part 2

Documentation from trials conducted in Landesgericht Klagenfurt (the Klagenfurt District Court), Landesgericht Salzburg (the Salzburg District Court) and Landesgericht Wien (the Vienna District Court) against members of the HSSPF (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer-Higher SS and Police Leader) Lublin Documentation from a trial conducted against Austrian war criminals, most of whom participated in "Aktion Reinhardt": - Investigation against Hermann Hoefle started in Landesgericht Linz (the Linz District Court) in 1947 (Vg8 6771/47); - Main part of the investigation conducted by Landesgericht Salzburg (the Salzburg District Court) from 1956 (11a Vr 1382/56) and Landesgericht Wien (the Vienna District Court) from 1962 (27c Vr 852/62); - Final investigation conducted by Landesgericht Klagenfurt (the Klagenfurt District Court), 1962-1971 (25 Vr 3123/71); - Transfer of the files to the various courts and emendation of the signatures, as well as commencement of various other trials against other Austrian war criminals during the investigation; - Copying of the documents at Landesgericht Klagenfurt and transfer of the copies to Yad Vashem. The overall arrangement of the files includes three kinds of volumes: - General volumes containing general administrational information regarding the trial, indexes and collections; - Appendix volumes containing statements and information from trials dealing with similar cases from Germany, mostly from Hamburg; - Main volumes containing documentation, statements and correspondence from the trial. This file is part of a General Volume; it contains administrational documentation from the investigation and trial. The main part of this documentation is correspondence between the attorney and the judge, different forms of application and ordinance, and correspondence with other courts in Austria and Germany. The documentation contains also requests for witness’ statements and correspondence regarding witnesses. Important documents in the file: Page 12: - Note regarding the personal property of Hermann Hoefle after his death; Pages 17-59: - Document concerning the finding of Max Meierhofer, Heinrich Barbl, Georg Engel, N. Block, Wilfried Granner, Engelbert Fruehwirth, Alois Mayer, N. Kutschera, Franz Krakhofer, Anton Kreuzer, Johann Rohrbaeck, Johann Ragger, Josef Groemer, Karl Steubel, Plescher, Dirks, Esterlein, Bernd, Waldemar Sterk, Wahlmann, Mueller, N. Matthis, Strauss, Schlimm, Eduard Sauters, Josef Peters, Karl Koelbl, Linden, N. Fritz, Oskar Reichmann, Robert Kolb, N. Getz, Hans Pinkowski, N. Langenkomp, Grothmann, Koebler, Weber, Magill, Kientrup, Max Cziechotzky, von Ranke, Alvensleben, Dirlewanger, Dolp, N. Globisch, Gotthard Schubert, Schoener, H. Ramm, Jakob Baureis, Dr. Nieding, Johannes Mueller, N. Schneider, Gerhard Kressin, Konrad Gallen, A. Czornik, Hans Schmer, Klexer, Fischotter, Hess, Mahnke, Kluss, Hugo Felsch, Tho,as, Erika Fischer, Sporrenberg, Jan Karski, Leon Feiner, Dr. Ing. Ganzenmueller, N. Hackl, Ulbrich, Franz Haskowetz, Charlotte Ulbrich, Friedl Rau, Kohlsaat, Sack, Egger, Willmes, Liebkopf, Kramer, Schaefer, Friedrich Wilhelm Krueger, Franz Lang, Ludwig Panner, Seppl Meier, N. Muehlbuchner, Franz Schumacher, N. Hartung, N. Pflaume, Jutta Espenhain, Neuber, Mimi Tresk, Schleitt, Martin Weiss, Hans Wagner, Hilmar – Hermann Moser, Wilhelm Maier, Friedrich Frauen, N. Drabert, Werner Schriever, Werner Heuer, Ewald Mader, N. Obermeier, N. Spalek, Irmgard Rickheim, Reinhold Kluss, Gustav Knochenmus, Johannes Holz Bernhard Rode, Erwin Velge, Rudolf Voelker, Ernst Wrobel, Kurt Welantschitz, Martin Schramm, Karl Stein, Eimann, Mahler, Zerbe, Karl Frenzel, Karl Wukowits and Lothar Seltmann. - Brief information regarding the above-mentioned people and requests for statements; Pages 138-139: -Decision that the investigation against August Preyssl will be a separate investigation, 05 November 1963; Page 142: - Application and decision that the investigation against Leopold Lanz be conducted in a separate investigation, 23-29 January 1964; Page 149: - Decision that the investigation against Engelbert Fruehwirth will be a separate investigation, 12 March 1964; Page 167: - Note stating that both Gustav Wagner and Irmfried Eberl participated in atrocities; Page 172-175: - Application stating that the investigation against Alois Maier and Karl Schwarz will be a separate investigation, 12 May 1965; Pages 176-178: - Application stating that the investigations against Hans Block, Sepp Falaster (Vallaster), Johann Ragger and Franz Reichleitner will be terminated and the investigation against Wilfried Graner will be a separate investigation, 20 May 1965; Pages 179-180: - Photograph of Barbel, Buckel, Dachsel, Harkenhort, Zirke and Geingers (179-180); Pages 181-182: - Application stating that the investigation against Max Meierhofer and Karl Schwarz will be terminated, 16 June 1965; Pages 186-188: - List of documents copied from the Nuremberg Trial files and from the US National Archives; Pages 200-201: - Application/arrest warrant for Franz Stangl and Gustav Wagner, including information regarding crimes committed by them and links to other files, 16 March 1966; Pages 213-224: - Application stating that the investigation against Franz Stangl will be a separate investigation, including links to other files, and a summary of crimes committed by Stangl, 10 February 1967; Page 229: - Note stating that a trial was conducted against Helmut Pohl in Graz in 1948 (Vg. 18Vr. 227/47); Page 240: - Document stating that Irmfried Eberl is dead; Pages 241-244: Application to commence the investigation against Helmut Pohl and Ernst Lerch, 10 September 1971; - Conclusion of the investigations against the other suspects; - Important links to other trials; Names mentioned, including the number of the page on which the name appears for the first time: - Anton Schmidt, Georg Wippern, Benjamin Eichner, Karl Rupp (p. 6); - Willy Haeusler, Leon Najberg, Dr. Sammern-Frankeneck, Christian Wirth, Paul Otto Geibel (p. 7); - Samuel Blade, Bischoff, Max Meierhofer (p. 8); - Schindler, Berta Gottschall, Warman Robinson (p. 9); - Grete Baumann (p. 23); - Lewi Zlocisty (p. 24); - Karl Schluch, Werner Dubois (p. 27); - Bazyli Babinski, Hermann Artman, Erich Bauer, Kurt Bolender, Roman Roback (p. 28); - N. Sternfeld, August Miete, Gustav Muenzberger (p. 29); - Gotthard Schubert (p. 31); - Johann Offermann, Harry Sturm (p. 34) - Karl Wolfgang Mohwinkel, Berta Dukarewicz, Abraham Mandelbart (p. 35); - Shlomo Sterdiner, Irgun Jozei, N. Bines, N. Szlama (p. 36); - Heinrich Otto (p. 37); - Lothar Hoffmann (p. 38); - Leopold Schumm, Rachel Auerbach, Isaac Cukierman, Franz Schattmann (p. 39); - Ewald Biegelmayer, Hersch Wenkhart, Klara Wenkhart, Dr. Libo, Chaim Fuksmann (p.40); - Werner Werheim (p. 41); - Erich Pitz, Siegfried Boeckmann, Riedl (p. 42); - Paul Pacanowski, Joachim Roick, Nachman Koren, Rachmil Gartenkraut (p. 43); - N. Mohrenschildt (p. 44); - Alexander Pflanzer (p. 46); - Hermann Reese (pp. 46, 53); - Ernst Brosig, Rudolf Babitzka (p. 46); - Tusnelda Preininger, Michael Dorndorf, Josef Napieralla, Robert Sottmann (p. 47); - Erwin Mittrach, Kurt Sickel, Hermann Ley, Helmut Struck, Hans Joachim Uhlig (p. 48); - Kurt Fischer, Radota Friedmann, Anton Schmidt (P. 49); - Max Runhof (p. 51); - Erich Bauer, Simcha Bialowicz, Ada Lichtmann, Josef Herszmann, Berk Freiberg, Hans Heinz Schuett, Jehuda Lerner, Mosze Szklarek, Mordechei Goldfarb, Jakob Biskiewic (p. 52); - Kurt Schumacher, Robert Juehrs, Josef Napieralla, Karl Streibel (p. 53); - Ascher Mandelblatt, Jehoshua Kron, Awigdor Elbaum, Nachum Rozenel, Mosche Wolberger (p. 61); - Friedrich Hassler, Gottlieb Hoehmann (p. 62); - Borg Borgward, Moszel Frossenberg, Zygmunt Grynberg, Henryk Herswald, Mieszyslaw Krysiek, Anna Malosana, Josef Sack, Jan Lewicki (p. 65); - Walte Toebbens, August Preyssl, Georg Thurn, Ignaz Paar, Heinrich Schulz (p. 97); - N. Breuer (p. 102) - Alfred Zimmermann (p. 103); - Shlomo Sterdinger, Gerson Landsberg, Christian Wirth (p. 106); - Aron Czechowicz, Szymon Friedmann, Henryk Poswalski, Szyja Warszawski (p. 110); - Robert Felsinger, Wilhelm Eichholz (p. 114); - Rachaela Frydmann, Josef Fritz, Oscar Reichwein (p. 121); - Emil Thomas, Albert Ganzenmueller, Konrad Gallen, Gerhard Kresin (p. 122); - Johann Schmer, Ludwig Wilmes (p. 123); - Sepp Falasta (Vallaster), Anton Getzinger (p. 127); - Margarete Scherf, Franz Scherf, Johanna Klimanek, Fritz Schultz, Willy Lehmann, Helena Hirschberg, Dr. Ballreich (p. 131); - Henryk Nowogrodski, Jerzy Lewinski, Stanislaw Werda, Szmul Szulana Tencer, Bloescher, Brandt, Einert, Frankenstein, Hundt, Klaustmeyer, Knoll, Krause, Orf, Riemann, Ruehrnschopf, Sachsenhausen, Schaplinski, Weisinger (p. 132); - Franz Hoskowetz (p. 139); - Mornel, Figa, Szejnberg, Gryspan, Cegiel, Roege, Kort, Lewit, Sterdiner, Prefi, Stumpe (p. 141); - Leon Wannat, Gottlieb Hoehmann, Benjamin Goldmann, David Ackermann (p. 148); - Muehlbichler; Pammer (p. 153); - Franz Krakhofer (date of birth: 02 October 1902) (p. 161); - Hermann Mewes, Yitzhak Lichtmann, Eliyahu Liebermann, Abraham Margalit, Abraham Lebenbaum, Ber-Dov Rosenbrock (p. 173); - Erich Fuchs, Heinrich Gley, Robert Juehrs (p. 176); - Erich Bauer, Anton Doeltl, Wilfried Graner (p. 177); - Franz Bertl, Gerhardn Huebschner, Juergen Lassmann, Karl Tiefenthal, Josef Schinwald (p. 183); - Franz Hoskowetz (p. 189); - Werner Wehrheim, Roman Fischer (p. 192); - Gurmann, Dr. Romani, Singer, Alois Kopeinig, Thomas Petritz, Josef Sommergruber, Leopold Veith (p. 193); - Albert Susitti (pp. 193, 235); - Israel Trager (p. 196); - Hans Gustav Maubach, Willi Sauter (p. 205); - Suchomel (p. 213); - Mosze Szklarek-Bahir (p. 214); - Kurt Franz, Oskar Strawczynski, Abe Kon, Samuel Reizman, Eogeniusz Turowski, Henryk Boswolsky, Gustav Muenzberger, Francisek Zabecki, Willy Haeusler, August Miete, Willy Mentz, Franz Rum, Josef Oberhauser, Alfons Glas, Franz Suchomel, Stanislaw Kohn (p. 215); - Jakob Wiernik, Willy Grossmann, Richard Glazar, August Hengst, Arthur Mathes, Otto Stadie (p. 216); - Hana Sapir, Hella Weiss, Golda Lipszec, Tuba Gothelf, Estera Rubinstein, Irena Rojek, Helene Schilf, Dornberger (p. 238); - Josef Fischmann (p. 241).
item Id
7050827
Type of material
Legal documentation
Names of perpetrators
Official documentation
File Number
3
Language
German
Record Group
TR.21 - Trial documentation - Austria
Date of Creation - earliest
01/06/1962
Date of Creation - latest
15/10/2003
Original
NO
No. of pages/frames
249
Archival Signature
25VR 3123/71 (former 27cVR 852/62)
Location of Originals
LANDESGERICHT KLAGENFURT
Connected to Item
Documentation from a trial conducted against Ernst Lerch and other Austrian war criminals from the SSPF headquarters in Lublin, who participated in "Aktion Reinhardt"
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository