Emil Haussmann
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Emil Haussmann served as an SS Sturmbannführer
(Major); an officer in Einsatzkommando 12 of Einsatzgruppe D.
One of 24 officers indicted during the Einsatzgruppen Trial
, Haussmann committed suicide before the arraignment
on July 31, 1947 - the only defendant who thus escaped being sentenced.
Sturmbannführer
Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party equivalent to major, used both in the Sturmabteilung and the Schutzstaffel...
(Major); an officer in Einsatzkommando 12 of Einsatzgruppe D.
One of 24 officers indicted during the Einsatzgruppen Trial
Einsatzgruppen Trial
The Einsatzgruppen Trial was the ninth of the twelve trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany in Nuremberg after the end of World War II. These twelve trials were all held before U.S...
, Haussmann committed suicide before the arraignment
Arraignment
Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal complaint in the presence of the defendant to inform the defendant of the charges against him or her. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea...
on July 31, 1947 - the only defendant who thus escaped being sentenced.