Hostages Trial - Defendants

Defendants

Name Function at time of offense Charges Sentence
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Wilhelm List Field Marshal, Commander in Chief South-East 1941-1942, head of the German 12th army in 1941 G I G I lifetime imprisonment; released in December 1952 due to medical reasons. Died 1971
Maximilian von Weichs Field Marshal, commander of the German 2nd army during the Balkans Campaign with the rank of a Generaloberst I I I I Removed from the trial due to illness. Died 1954
Lothar Rendulic Generaloberst, Commander of the 2nd Panzer Army in Yugoslavia 1943-44 G I G G 20 years' imprisonment reduced to 10 years. Released 1951. Died 1971
Walter Kuntze General of Engineers, successor of List as Commander in Chief South-East and head of the 12th army as of October 29, 1941 G I G G lifetime imprisonment. Released 1953. Died 1960
Hermann Foertsch Generalmajor, Chief of Staff of the 12th army I I I I acquitted. Died 1961
Franz Böhme General of the XVIII Mountain Army Corps (1940–43), successor of Rendulic in 1944 I I I I Committed suicide on May 30, 1947 (before the arraignment).
Hellmuth Felmy General; commander of Army Group Southern Greece G G I I 15 years' imprisonment; reduced to 10 years in 1951. Died 1965
Hubert Lanz General of the XXII Mountain Army Corps (1943–45) G I G I 12 years' imprisonment; released 1951. Died 1982.
Ernst Dehner Generalmajor, corps commander under Rendulic G I I I 7 years' imprisonment; released 1951. Died 1970
Ernst von Leyser General der Infanterie, corps commander under Rendulic and Böhme I I G G 10 years' imprisonment; released 1951. Died 1962
Wilhelm Speidel Generalmajor, military commander in Greece 1942-44 G I I I 20 years' imprisonment; released 1951. Died 1970
Kurt Ritter von Geitner Chief of Staff of the military commanders in Serbia and Greece I I I I acquitted. Died 1968

I — Indicted G — Indicted and found guilty

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