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Affidavit concerning Karl Sommer's career and positions in the SS and Waffen-SS, and his work in the WVHA (Deputy chief of Office 2 in Amtsgruppe D)

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HLSL Item No.: 3899

Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)

Evidence Code: NO-1578

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 13

Karl Sommer

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Karl Sommer

German SS functionary (1915-?), convict in Nuremburg Trials

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  • Born: 1915-03-25 (Cologne)
  • Country of citizenship: Germany
  • Occupation: concentration camp guard; military personnel
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel; Waffen-SS (since: 1942-01-01)
  • Participant in: Pohl Trial (role: defendant)
  • Significant person: Gerhard Maurer (role: supervisor)
  • Employer: SS Main Economic and Administrative Office (since: 1942-01-01)

22 January 1947
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Transcript for NMT 4: Pohl Case

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's Exhibit Number 13, Document Number NO-1578, to be found at page 64 of the Document Book. This is the affidavit of Karl Sommer, the defendant, who joined [ ... ]

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Evidence Codes: NO-2613, NO-1578, NO-1577

08 April 1947
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