High Command Trial - Defendants

Defendants

Name Function Charges Sentence
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Wilhelm von Leeb		 Former Generalfeldmarschall (until 1941) I I G I 3 years' imprisonment; released after the trial-died 1956

Hugo Sperrle		 Former Generalfeldmarschall I I I I acquitted-died 1953

Georg von Küchler		 Former Generalfeldmarschall I G G I 20 years' imprisonment; reduced to 12 years in 1951; released 1953 due to medical reasons-died 1968.

Johannes Blaskowitz		 Former Generaloberst I I I I Committed suicide during the trial on February 5, 1948

Hermann Hoth		 Former Generaloberst I G G I 15 years' imprisonment; released 1954-died 1971.

Georg-Hans Reinhardt		 Former Generaloberst I G G I 15 years' imprisonment; released 1952-died 1963.
Hans von Salmuth Former Generaloberst I G G I 20 years' imprisonment; reduced to 12 years in 1951, released in 1953-died 1962
Karl-Adolf Hollidt Former Generaloberst I G G I 5 years' imprisonment; released December 22, 1949-died 1985

Otto Schniewind		 Former Generaladmiral I I I I acquitted-died 1964

Karl von Roques		 Former General der Infanterie I G G I 20 years' imprisonment; died December 24, 1949.

Hermann Reinecke		 Former General der Infanterie; head of the General Office of the Armed Forces at OKW (Allgemeines Wehrmachtamt, AWA), also head of the office for the NSFO (National-Sozialistische Führungs-Offiziere, Nazi officers charged with political propaganda in the Wehrmacht) I G G I lifetime imprisonment; released 1954-died 1973

Walter Warlimont		 Former General der Artillerie; deputy head of the Wehrmacht-Führungsstab (WMFS), the Armed Forces Operations Staff. I G G I lifetime imprisonment; commuted to 18 years in 1951; released 1954-died 1976.

Otto Wöhler		 Former General der Infanterie I G G I 8 years' imprisonment; released 1951-died 1987
Rudolf Lehmann Former Generaloberststabsrichter (Colonel General Judicial Officer), Judge Advocate-General of the OKW and as such responsible for the elaboration of the Commissar Order, the Barbarossa Order, and others. I G G I 7 years' imprisonment-died July 26,1955

I — Indicted G — Indicted and found guilty

All sentences included time already served in custody since April 7, 1945.

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