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Information presented to Hitler on the execution of Max Sievers, for preparation of treason

NMT 3

Authors

Otto Georg Thierack (President of People's Court; Minister of Justice, 1942-45)

Born: 1889-04-19 (Wurzen)
Died: 1946-10-26 1946-11-22 (Sennelager Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide Paderborn)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: judge; politician
Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1932-01-01)
Member of: Corps Guestphalia et Suevoborussia Marburg
Participant in: Aryanization; The Holocaust (role: criminal)
Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Judge of the People's Court; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1942-08-20 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Franz Schlegelberger)

Herbert Klemm (Senior Public Prosecutor; State Secretary, Ministry of Justice)

Born: 1903-01-01 1903-05-15 (Leipzig)
Died: 2000-01-01
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: jurist; politician; secretary of state
Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1931-01-01)
Member of: Sturmabteilung
Participant in: Judges' Trial (role: defendant); Pohl Trial (date: 1947-06-20; role: affiant)
Employer: Reich Ministry of Justice

Date: 18 March 1944

Literal Title: Information for the Fuehrer 1944 No 177

Defendant: Herbert Klemm

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NG-730

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 483

Document Book No: Prosecution 3

Citation: NMT 3 (page 3313)

HLSL Item No.: 6228

Notes:Sievers is identified as former chairman of the German Association of Freethinkers and an anti-Nazi propagandist.

Staff Evidence Analyses

NG-730: Death sentence against Sievers, accused of high treason