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a “volume” number. This series includes 21 “volumes” or cases tried between
March and May 1947 (Entry A1 2238, boxes 278–282, location: 290/59/05/04).
The majority of cases involving concentration camps, and labor and prison
camps are filed under 000­50, followed by a country code (in this case “5” for
Austria) and “volume” number. Each “volume” refers to a specific trial. Cases
relating to Mauthausen Concentration Camp and its sub­camps are filed under
000­50­5 through 000­50­5­51 (Entry A1 2238, boxes 334–424, location:
290/59/05/04).An index to the“Cases Tried”consists of 3­ by 5­inch index cards
identifying individuals (suspects, witnesses, and victims) involved in war crimes
investigations and trials. Cards are arranged alphabetically by surname and pro­
vide name, birth date, occupation, address, and present location. A complete
list of defendants, arranged by ETO case number, is provided in Appendix A,
below.
War crimes case files generally include records of trial (detail for the court,
charge sheet, trial transcript, statement of sentence, and prosecution and
defense exhibits, with English­language translations when necessary), peti­
tions for clemency and review, Review and Recommendation, War Crimes
Boards of Review, and War Crimes Modification Board reviews of individ­
ual sentences. Files on individual defendants include petitions for clemen­
cy, review and parole, and in some cases, parolee case files. When a file is
incomplete, the researcher is referred to the near­duplicate copies of
Mauthausen “Cases Tried” in Record Group 153 (see III.14 above).
ETO Case 000­Mauthausen­1, U.S. v. Eduard Erb, was tried at Dachau,
Germany, during the period March 25–April 2, 1947, before a General
Military Government Court. The defendant, a Waffen SS sergeant, was
accused of participating in the killing of inmates at Mauthausen
Concentration Camp and sub­camps Schwechat and St. Valentin. As
approved by the reviewing authority, he was sentenced to life in prison.
Box 278
Folder 1
Detail for the court, charge sheet, and trial transcript, Mar. 25–28, 1947
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