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Issue of "Judges' Letters," urging the execution of antisocial crminals, and other legal subjects

NMT 3

Authors

Otto Georg Thierack (President of People's Court; Minister of Justice, 1942-45)

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Otto Georg Thierack

German politician (1889-1946)

Born: 1889-04-19 (Wurzen)
Died: 1946-10-26 1946-11-22 (Sennelager Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide Paderborn)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: judge; politician
Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1932-01-01)
Member of: Corps Guestphalia et Suevoborussia Marburg
Participant in: Aryanization; The Holocaust (role: criminal)
Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Judge of the People's Court; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1942-08-20 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Franz Schlegelberger)

Date: 01 January 1943

Literal Title: Judges Letters[.] Reports by the Reich Minister of Justice . . . Number 4

Total Pages: 14

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NG-308

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 83

Document Book No: Prosecution 1

Citation: NMT 3 (page 409)

HLSL Item No.: 5998

Trial Issues

Laws against Poles and Jews (IMT, NMT 3) People's Court and Special Courts, use of (IMT, NMT 3)

Document Summary

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NG-308: Richterbrief (Judges Letters), issue No. 4, containing: (1) cases of anti-social criminality, with comments and recommendations by Thierack (2) Thierack (s comments on court recommendations for commutation of death and lighter sentences