[35] “Pros. Ex.” references in this document are to prosecution exhibits in the case of the United States vs. Weiss, Ruppert, et al.
[36] “Def. Ex.” references in this document are to defense exhibits in the case of the United States vs. Weiss, Ruppert, et al.
[37] Complete testimony is recorded in mimeographed transcript, 13 and 16 December 1946, pp. 418-468.
[38] Complete testimony is recorded in mimeographed transcript, 24, 25 April 1947, pp. 6410-6484.
4. LOST (MUSTARD) GAS EXPERIMENTS
a. Introduction
The defendants Karl Brandt, Handloser, Rostock, Gebhardt, Blome, Rudolf Brandt, and Sievers were charged with special responsibility for and participation in criminal conduct involving mustard gas experiment (indictment, par. 6 (D)). On this charge the defendants Karl Brandt, Rudolf Brandt, and Sievers were convicted and the defendants Handloser, Rostock, Gebhardt, and Blome were acquitted.
The prosecution’s summation of the evidence on the Lost (mustard) gas experiments is contained in its final briefs against the defendants Karl Brandt and Sievers. Extracts from these briefs are set forth below on pages 315 to 324. A corresponding summation of the evidence by the defense on these experiments has been selected from the closing briefs for the defendants Karl Brandt and Sievers. It appears below on pages 324 to 334. This argumentation is followed by selection from the evidence on pages 336 to 354.