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Chancellery of the Fuehrer in Berlin. He appeared as a defendant in the
“Medical Case” (U.S.A. v. Karl Brandt et al) tried by U.S. Military Tribunal
1 at Nuremberg, November 21, 1946–August 20, 1947. He was sentenced to
death and executed in May 1949. (See III.29 for records of this case). Vinzenz
Nohel, described as a “crematory stoker” at Hartheim, was tried in the
Mauthausen Main Camp Case (000­50­5), sentenced to death, and execut­
ed on May 27, 1947. (See III.78 for record and file.) The Hartheim “Case Not
Tried” file (Boxes 490–491, location: 290/59/29/02) includes general corre­
spondence regarding the location and interrogation of suspects and witness­
es, the original 3rd U.S. Army Report of Investigation of War Crimes with
witness statements and exhibits, a Case Analysis, interrogation reports of sus­
pects, and status of case reports. Below is a detailed description of the U.S.
3rd Army Report of Investigation (Volume I):
Report of Investigation of War Crimes (Hartheim), War Crimes Investigating
Team No. 6824, Headquarters, 3rd U.S. Army, July 17, 1945. Signed by Maj.
Charles H. Dameron, Investigator­Examiner, this 13­page report provides a
summary of facts, a list of persons implicated in war crimes, names of known
employees at Hartheim with position in castle and last known address, and
a list of the 40 enclosed exhibits, cited below. Witness statements are main­
ly signed German­language originals accompanied by English translations.
Appendix A provides photographs of the witnesses.
Ex. 1–6: Orders assigning personnel and directing the investigation of the
Hartheim case
Ex. 7: Witness Statement–Helene Hintersteiner (employee at Hartheim)
Ex. 8: Witness Statement–Franz Ziereis (extracts from confession of Mauthausen
Camp Commandant)
Ex. 9: Witness Statement–Annelisa Gindl (employee at Hartheim Castle)
Ex. 10: Witness Statement–Helene Hintersteiner (see above)
Ex. 11: Plan of ground floor of Castle Hartheim (photograph of original)
Ex. 12: Identification of photographs by Maj. Charles H. Dameron (missing)
Ex. 13: Photograph of outside view of Hartheim Castle (b&w, 3 by 4 1 /2 in.)
Ex. 14: Photograph of outside view of Hartheim Castle (b&w, 3 1 /2 by 4 in.)
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