RuSHA Case (NMT)
The RuSHA Case of the Nuremberg Military Tribunals, conducted by an American military tribunal between 10th October 1947-10th March 1948, tried individuals in the leadership of organizations charged with policy development of the Nazi race and biological ideology. [1]
- Main Staff Office of the Reichscommissioner for the Strengthening of Germanism, Reichskommissar fuer die Festigung des Deutschen Volkstums, commonly known as “ RKFDV ”, which reported directly to Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS
- RuSHA, the Main Race and Settlement Office (Rasse-und Siedlungshauptamt), part of the RSHA of the SS
- VOMI, the Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle)
- Well of Life Society (Lebensborn).
14 defendants were charged and 13 were convicted. All of them, but one, were also charged with membership of criminal organisations, as defined in the Judgment of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal.Sentences pronounced ranged from life imprisonment (Greifelt) down to periods of less than 3 years’ imprisonment, for those convicted only of membership in a criminal organization, the SS. One, Richard Hildebrandt, was sentenced to 25 years, but was then transferred to a Polish court that sentenced him to hang.
| Defendant | Office | Disposition |
|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Greifelt | Head of RKFDV | Life imprisonment |
| Rudolf Creutz | Deputy to Greifelt | 15 years |
| Herbert Huebner | Chief of the RKFDV Branch Office at Posen. | 15 year |
| Werner Lorenz | chief of VOMI | 20 years |
| Heinz Brueckner | Head of Amt VI of VOMI, | 15 years |
| Otto Hofmann | Chief of RuSHA from 1940 to 1943 | 25 years |
| Richard Hildebrandt | Higher SS and Police Leader at Danzig-West Prussia, then head of RuSHA from 1943 to 1945 | 25 years, but transferred to Polish court that sentenced him to hang |
| Fritz Schwalm | 10 years | |
| Max Sollmann | Chief of Lebensborn | Time served (approx. 3 years) |
| Gregor Ebner | Time served (approx. 3 years) | |
| Guenther Tesch | Time served (approx. 3 years) | |
| Inge Viermetz | Deputy head of Liebensborn | Acquitted |
| Konrad Meyer-Hetling | Planning office chief, RFKDA | Time served (approx. 3 years); judged a part-time worker not associated with overall planning |
| Otto Schwarzenberger | Finance office chief, RFKDA | Time served (approx. 3 years) |
References
- ↑ "Trial of Ulrich Greifelt and Others, United States Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 10th October 1947-10th March 1948", Law Reports of the Trials of War Criminals. United Nations War Crimes Commission. Vol. XIII., 1949, p. 1