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1, 1955, order of parole; 1957 order for remission of unexecuted sentence;
and related correspondence, 1959–60
(Note: There is no case filed under 000­Mauthausen­3.)
ETO Case 000­Mauthausen­4, U.S. v. Arnold Damaschke, was tried at
Dachau, Germany, April 22, 1947, before a General Military Government
Court. The defendant, a Waffen SS master sergeant, was accused of partici­
pating in the execution of inmates at Mauthausen and Gusen
Concentration Camps. As approved by the reviewing authority, Damaschke
was sentenced to death. By order of Gen. Lucius Clay, March 22, 1948, the
findings and sentence were disapproved and the defendant released from
confinement.
Box 279
Folder 2
(Note: Records of this case, filed in one folder, are incomplete. Trial exhibits,
statement of sentence, and clemency petitions are not included.)
Trial transcripts, Apr. 22, 1947; petitions for review; Review and
Recommendation, Aug. 19, 1947; War Crimes Boards of Review,
Mar.–Apr. 1948; and order of release signed by General Clay
ETO Case 000­Mauthausen­5, U.S. v. Kurt Otto, was tried at Dachau, Germany,
during the period March 12–13, 1947, before a General Military Government
Court. The defendant, a German national and member of the Waffen SS (rank
not known), was accused of participating in the killing of inmates at Steyr
Concentration Camp, a sub­camp of Mauthausen. As approved by the review­
ing authorities, Otto was sentenced to death.
Folder 3
(Note: Records of this case, filed in one folder, are incomplete. Trial exhibits
and case reviews are not included.)
Trial transcripts, Mar. 12–13, 1947; petition for review; and Review
and Recommendation, July 10, 1947
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