HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN COMMAND
Office of the Commander-in-Chief
APO 742
| Berlin, Germany | |
| In the Case of | Military Tribunal I |
| The United States of America | Case No. 1 |
| vs. | |
| Karl Brandt, et alii |
Order with Respect to Sentence of Karl Brandt
In the case of the United States of America against Karl Brandt et alii, tried by United States Military Tribunal I, Case No. 1, Nuernberg, Germany, the defendant, Karl Brandt, on 20 August 1947, was sentenced by the Tribunal to death by hanging. A petition to modify the sentence, filed on behalf of the defendant by Dr. R. Servatius, his defense counsel, has been referred to me pursuant to the provision of Military Government Ordinance No. 7. I have duly considered the petition and the record of the trial and in accordance with Article XVII of said Ordinance it is hereby ordered that:
1. The sentence imposed by Military Tribunal I upon Karl Brandt be, and hereby is, in all respects, confirmed.
2. Pending action on petitions filed by the defendant with authorities other than the Office of Military Government for Germany, (U.S.), the execution of the death sentence be stayed until further order by me.
3. The defendant be confined until further order in War Crimes Prison No. 1, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany.