Indictment
- Crimes against peace by participating in the planning and waging of wars of aggression and wars in violation of international treaties;
- Crimes against humanity by participating in the plundering, devastation, and exploitation of occupied countries;
- Crimes against humanity by participating in the murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, and use for slave labor of civilians who came under German control, German nationals, and prisoners of war;
- Participating in a common plan or conspiracy to commit crimes against peace.
All defendants were charged under counts 1, 3, and 4; count 2 excluded the defendants Lehmann and Kupke. Counts 1 and 4 were soon dropped due to lack of evidence.
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