Abbaye Ardennes Trial

(December 1945)

Kurt Meyer : The Death Sentence (Commutted to Life Imprisonment)

Former Waffen SS Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer convicted in case No.22 (The "Abbaye Ardennes" Trial), which was held before a Canadian military court at Aurich, from the 18th December 1945 to the 28th December 1945. He was found guilty and sentenced to death, later commutted to Life Imprisonment.