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8 April-M-IL-1 & 2 -1- Arminger (Int. Lea) Court II Case IX [Begin block quote] Official Transcript of the American Military Tribunal in the matter of the United States of America, against Otto Ohlendorf, et al, defendants, sitting at Nuernberg, Germany, on 8 April 1948, 0930-1630, Justice Musmanno presiding. [end block quote] THE MARSHAL: The Honorables, the Judges of Military Tribunal II. Military Tribunal is now in session. God save the United States of America and this Honorable Tribunal. There will be order in the court. THE PRESIDENT: The Tribunal hands to the Secretary General the Opinion and Judgment in Case No. 9. This document shall be the official opinion and judgment in the case. Any questions regarding translation and transcripts shall be resolved by consultation with this document. In the reading of the judgment any omissions for time-saving [sic] or for any other reason will not affect the authenticity and authority of the official copy of the opinion and judgment filed with the Secretary General. Mr. Secretary General. (The President handed to the Secretary General the Official Opinion and Judgment.) 6646 8 April-M-IL-1 & 2 -2- Arminger (Int. Lea) Court II Case IX [begin block quote] THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - VS - OTTO OHLENDORF, HEINZ JOST, ERICH NAUMAN [sic],: OTTO RASCH, cancelled, ERWIN SCHULZ, FRANZ SIX, PAUL: BLOBEL, WALTER BLUME, MARTIN SANDBERG [sic],: OPINION AND JUDGMENT WILLY SEIBERT, EUGEN STEIMLE, ERNST BIBER-: STEIN, WERNER BRAUNE, WALTER HAENSCH, : GUSTAV NOSSKE, ADOLF OTT, EDUARD STRAUCH : WOLDEMAR KLINGELHOEFER, LOTHAR FENDLER : Case No. 9 WALDEMAR VON RADETSKY, FELIZ RUEHL, HEINZ : SCHUBERT, and MATHIAS GRAF, Defendants : [end block quote] The indictment filed in this case on July 25, 1947, charged the twenty-four defendants enumerated therein with crimes against humanity, war crimes and membership in criminal organizations.
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