Natzweiler Trial

(April 9-May 5, 1946)

Fritz Hartjenstein: The Death Sentence (Commutted to Life Imprisonment)
Magnus Wochner: 10 Years Imprisonment
Peter Straub: The Death Sentence (Executed on the 11th October 1946)
Kurt Geigling: 10 Years Imprisonment
Josef Muth: 15 Years Imprisonment
Franz Berg: The Death Sentence (Executed on the 11th October 1946)

The commandant of Natzweiler, Fritz Hartjenstein, and five others were tried by a British war crimes court at Wuppertal, from April 9, 1946 to h May 5, 1946. All of the accused were found guilty; of these, three were sentenced to death and two hanged, one was later commutted. Three were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. The death sentences were carried out on October 11, 1946.