Documentation from the trial of Helmut Pohl and other members of the staff of the HSSPF ("Hoeherer SS- und Polizeifuehrer" - Higher SS and police leader) held in the Klagenfurt Regional Court; Testimonies by perpetrators from SSPF Lublin, Grafeneck and Hadamar euthanasia centers and Belzec extermination camp, 1959 - 1964

Documentation from the trial of Helmut Pohl and other members of the staff of the HSSPF ("Hoeherer SS- und Polizeifuehrer" - Higher SS and police leader) held in the Klagenfurt Regional Court; Testimonies by perpetrators from SSPF Lublin, Grafeneck and Hadamar euthanasia centers and Belzec extermination camp, 1959 - 1964 Testimony of Hans-Joachim Uhlig, born 1901 in Quedlinburg, member of the staff of the SSPF Lublin since summer 1940: His activities and different operating sites; information about staff members and their activities; disclaiming any precise knowledge about the fate of the Jews and the shooting of Jews by Jakob Sporrenberg in November 1943; 22/03/1962 (pp. 4-11) Testimony of Max Runhof, former Czichotzki, born 1916 in Drewze / Bromberg, youth leader in Lublin 1940 - 1942, adjutant of Globocnik in Lublin from spring 1942 until August 1943: His professional career; his activities after the war and his family situation; claiming that he regarded Majdanek, Belzec and Sobibor as labor camps, not extermination camps; members of Globocnik's department who were engaged with the "resettlement"-measures (Hoefle from Warsaw, Michalsen from Bialystok, (Kurt) Claasen); confiscated valuables from Jewish ownership stored at the department; information about (Hermann) Worthoff from the Lublin Gestapo, who was responsible for Jewish affairs; 15/09/1961 (pp. 12-20) Rogatory letter of the leading chief prosecutor at the Hamburg Regional Court in the investigation proceedings against Georg Michalsen, born 1906 in Wendrin, Upper Silesia, on the charge of murder, requesting to interrogate Ernst Lerch, member of the department of the SSPF Lublin from August 1941 - August 1943 and previously interrogated as an accused, as a witness, suggesting special questions; report on the "Aktion Reinhardt" under the responsibility of Odilo Globocnik, beginning 1942; Lerch's key role in the "Aktion Reinhardt"; 28-30/01/1964 (pp. 21-29) Report of Kurt Gerstein, born 1905 in Muenster, released from his post ("Höherer Preußischer Bergdienst") because of subversive activity, regarding his life, his SS-membership, his activities as the head of Technical Disinfection Services and his experiences relating to the extermination camps; 04/05/1945 (pp. 30-39) Affidavit by Viktor Hermann Brack, born 1909 in Haaren, Germany, 12/10/1946 - 08/11/1962, regarding - the NS-program of euthanasia, mentioning, inter alia, (Philipp) Bouhler (responsible for the program), Prof. Karl Brandt, Prof. (Werner) Heyde and Prof. (Paul) Nietsche - the mass extermination of Jews, mentioning Eberle** and Schumann as participants - the sterilization program (pp. 40-47) Minutes of the interrogations of the accused Kurt Franz, born 1914 in Dusseldorf, Germany; 03/12/1959 and 14-19/09/1961: - His professional career, activities, family situation and life after the war - His employment as a cook at the Grafeneck and Sonnenstein mental hospitals - His activities at the Belzec extermination camp, February 1942 - spring 1943, deployed as a military instructor; the camp commanders (Christian) Wirth and (Gottlieb) Hering*; Gottfried Schwarz, responsible, inter alia, for the gassing process; other members of the camp staff and persons connected to the "Aktion Reinhardt", such as (Johann) Niemann, (Josef) Oberhauser, (Lorenz) Hackenholt, (Fritz) Jierman and others; description of the extermination process (according to Franz' estimation about 50.000 Jews were killed at Belzec during his stay there); structure of the Belzec camp (including a sketch) - His transfer to the Treblinka extermination camp in spring 1943; structure and organization of the camp; the camp staff; disclaiming the allegation to have set his dog on Jews; his promotion to SS-Untersturmfuehrer due to his efforts during the "Aktion Reinhardt" - Explanation of different photos (pp. 48-64, 230-256) Excerpts from a book relating to the Belzec extermination camp, Warsaw 1947 (pp. 65-78) Minutes of the interrogation of Heinrich Fritz Unverhau, born 1911 in Vienenburg, Germany; 21/07/1960 and 10/07/1961: - His professional and life career - His activity as a nurse in a mental hospital; his transfer to the Grafeneck mental hospital, the implementation of the euthanasia-program there and his alleged lack of knowledge about it; Dr. (Horst) Schumann as the leader of the hospital, Dr. (Ernst) Baumhardt, Wirth, (Josef) Oberhauser who was responsible for the crematorium and other staff of Grafeneck; the gassing-process; the information about the intention of the hospital; Unverhau's duty to escort the mentally handicapped persons on their transport to Grafeneck und to prepare them for the killing - Unverhau's transfer to the Hadamar Euthanasia Center, 1941, for the same task; mentioning (Gottlieb) Hering* and the staff of Hadamar - His transfer to the Belzec extermination camp, summer 1942; Wirth as the commander of the camp, transferred to Lublin, replaced by Hering*; Schwarz as Wirth's deputy; information about different culprits connected to Belzec, such as Oberhauser, Barbel, Hackenholt, Feix, Fichtner, Girtzig, Gley, Dubois, Niemann, Kamm, Tauscher, (Herbert) Floss, Schmidt and Schneider; the structure of the camp (including a sketch); Unverhau's activity at the camp (supervision at the clothing depot); the Jewish "Kapos"; the process of the extermination of Jews - Transfer to the the Sobibor extermination camp, 1943; Wirth as the commander of the camp (pp. 79-88, 100-113) Minutes of the interrogations of Hans Otto Gustav Girtzig, born 1905 in Berlin; 02/05/1960 and 18-19/07/1961: - His professional and life career; activities after the war; family situation - His deployment at Grafeneck castle (Grafeneck Euthanasia Center) as a forager, 1940; mentioning Josef Oberhauser, Gottfried Schwarz, Dr. Schumann and Dr. Baumhardt - Transfer to the Hartheim castle (Hartheim Euthanasia Center), Austria, 1940-1941 and from spring until autumn 1942 - Transfer to Belzec extermination camp, autumn 1942; Wirth as the camp commander, replaced by Hering*; the structure of the camp; further names of the staff members, such as Gottfried Schwarz, (Josef) Oberhauser, Niemann, Hackenholt, Gley and others; the structure of the camp (including a sketch); the responsibilities of different staff members; depiction of the arrival of the deportation transports; the subsequent gassing of the Jews and burning of the corpses; Girtzig denies to have participated in the gassing of Jews and claims that he had helped a group of Jewish workers to escape (pp. 89-98, 286-304) Minutes of the interrogation of Heinz Kurt Bolender, born 1912 in Duisburg, Germany; 05/06/1961: - His professional and life career, his family situation, his conscription for the "Waffen-SS" - The preparation of his participation in the euthanasia-program by Dr. (Gerhard) Bohne in Berlin - His deployment at the Hartheim Euthanasia Center, Austria, 1940-1941; mentioning (Franz) Reichleitner as Wirth's successor, Dr. (Georg) Renno, responsible for the gassing of the mental patients, (Franz) Stangl and other members of the staff - Transfer to the Sonnenstein Euthanasia Clinic, summer 1941; names of the staff of Sonnenstein - His deployment at the Sobibor extermination camp for about 2-3 months in 1943; his different activities; structure of the camp (including a sketch); depiction of the procedure of the gassing of the Jews, mentioning (Hermann) Michel who disseminated false information in order to avoid panic amongst the Jews, the burial of the victims in a mass grave; names of the staff of the Sobibor camp, such as Franz Stangl, (Franz) Reichleitner, (Hermann) Michel, Stoibl, Schuettke and others - Bolender's life after the war (using a false identity) (pp. 114-132) Minutes of the interrogation of Heinrich Karl Johann Gley, born 1901 in Roedling, Germany; 08-10/05/1961: - His professional and life career, his family situation - His deployment at the Grafeneck Euthanasia Center as a nurse, 1940-1941; organization and staff of Grafeneck, mentioning, inter alia, (Hermann) Schwenninger, the leader of the transports; Gley's duty to escort the mentally handicapped persons on their transport to Grafeneck - Transfer to the Sonnenstein Euthanasia Clinic; the staff of Sonnenstein, inter alia Dr. Schumann, Dr. (Curt) Schmalenbach and Dr. (Kurt) Borm, (Ernst) Schemmel, (Friedrich) Tauscher - His deployment at the Belzec extermination camp as duty-officer, 1942-1943; names of persons deployed in Belze, inter alia Schemmel, Tauscher, Hering*, Schwarz, (Hans) Girtzig, Unverhau, (Karl) Schluch, (Reinhold?) Feix; the position and characterization of Oberhauser; the structure of the camp (including a sketch); the procedure of the gassing of the Jews; the burning of the previously buried corpses; the Jewish "Kapos" and their activities; the elimination of the camp in November 1943 and the deportation of the remaining Jews to the Sobibor extermination camp - Information on different names (pp. 133-159) Minutes of the interrogation of Robert Lorent, born 1905 in Bremen, Germany, regarding his experiences during two visits to the Belzec extermination camp, giving some information about persons in question; 04/05/1961 (pp. 160-164) Correspondence regarding the criminal charge of Thomas Christian Harlan concerning the NS-crimes at the Belzec extermination camp, 27/03/1961, including lists of - culprits connected to the "Aktion Reinhardt", such as Arthur Dachsel, Kurt Franz, Willi Grossmann, Franz Hoedl, Hans Hermann Hoefle, (Ludwig) Klemm, Ernst Lerch, Sepp Nemec, Johann Niemann, Helmut Pohl, Alois Rzepa, Karl Schiffner, Dr. Harry Sturm, Gustav Wagner, Hermann Worthoff, Kurt Engels; - pending criminal proceedings (pp. 165-170) Minutes of the interrogation of Karl Alfred Schluch, born 1905 in Lauenburg, Germany; 10/11/1961: - His professional and life career - His deployment at the Grafeneck Euthanasia Center as a nurse, 1940-1941 - Transfer to the Hadamar Euthanasia Center - Deployment in the Belzec extermination camp, 1942-1943; information on the structure and the staff of the camp (including a sketch); mentioning Wirth and Hering as the camp commanders as well as Schwarz and Oberhauser as representatives; activities and characterization of Oberhauser and (Lorenz) Hackenholt; the procedure of the gassing, mentioning involved persons, such as Wirth, Gley, Unverhau, Zirke, Girtzig, Schluch himself as well as Jewish Capos and work commando; the burial of the corpses in a mass grave; the shooting of hampered Jews by Hackenholt, Gley and (Werner) Dubois - Information on different persons associated with the euthanasia-program or the "Aktion Reinhardt", especially Oberhauser - His transfer to another Polish (labor) camp, about 100 km from Belzec; the mass execution of the Jews from the camp - His attitude towards the crimes, today and in the past (pp. 171-195) Minutes of the interrogation of Robert Emil Franz Xaver Juehrs, born 1911 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany; 11/10/1961: - His professional and life career - His deployment at the Hadamar Euthanasia Center as an office employee, 1941-1942 - Deployment at the Belzec extermination camp, 1942-1943; the structure of the camp (including a sketch); members of the staff of Belzec; the shooting of hampered Jews and the persons involved in the shootings (Dachsel, Gley, Jierman, Kamm and Juehrs); the activities of the Jewish work commando and the "Kapos"; Juehrs' activities at the Belzec camp (supervision of the Jewish workers and work commandos, also shooting of Jews, ordered by Hering, Schwarz, Oberhauser and Jierman) - Transfer to the Dorohucza labor camp, beginning of 1943; the liquidation of the camp and the execution of the Jews, autumn 1943 - Deployment at the Sobibor extermination camp for clearing work until the end of 1943 - His attitude towards the crimes, today and in the past (pp. 196-229) Minutes of the interrogation of Werner Karl Dubois, born 1913 in Wuppertal-Langerfeld, Germany, regarding his deployment at the Belzec extermination camp as a driver, later as supervisor of the guards, 16-18/09/1961: The structure and organization of the camp (including a sketch); superiors and responsibilities, naming Wirth, Hering, Schwarz, Niemann, Hackenholt, Jiermann, Gley, Dachsel, Tauscher, Oberhauser and others; Dubois' additional activities at Belzec (supervision of the Jewish commandos and "Kapos" who excavated the pits for the corpses, clearing work with the Jewish work commando and suchlike); the Jewish forced laborers, the "Kapos", the work commandos and the supervisor of the laborers, Rosenbaum, a former Jewish cattle dealer, all of them involved in the extermination process; information about (Reinhold?) Feix, (Kurt) Franz, (Rudolf) Kamm and others who were probably deployed in Belzec; estimation concerning the number of victims; the liquidation of the camp in spring 1943 after the burning of the corpses, deportation of the Jewish work commando to the Sobibor extermination camp; Dubois' transfer to Sobibor; his attitude towards the crimes, today and in the past (pp. 257-285) Minutes of the interrogations of Josef Kaspar Oberhauser, 12-13/12/1962: - His professional and life career - His participation in the euthanasia-program: deployment at the Grafeneck Euthanasia Center - His activity at the Belzec extermination camp, mainly responsible for the development of the camp, frequently accompanying Wirth on his patrol through the camp, occasionally utilized to receive transports; the structure of Belzec; the development of the gassing process until August 1942, mentioning Wirth, Schwarz, (Odilo) Globocnik and (Viktor) Brack; the erection of a new gassing building by Wirth; Hackenholt as the person responsible who operated the engine for the gassing - Transfer to Lublin, together with Wirth who had to monitor all three extermination camps, August 1942 - Characterization of Wirth - His attitude towards the crimes, today and in the past, and his alleged attempts to be removed to another post in order not to be involved in the killing - His sentence of imprisonment (pp. 305-320) Testimony of Wilhelmine Trsek, born 1912 in Hadersdof-Weidlingau, employed at the SSPF in Lublin as an accountant, December 1939 - late summer 1943, 11/06/1964: - The staff of the SSPF, inter alia Sepp Nemec, Ernst Lerch and (Willi) Scheper, Hermann Hoefle - The scope and activities of the SSPF; structure of the department - Information on different names (pp. 321-330) * [also Gottlier Heering] ** most probably Irmfried Eberl