No. 287, Misc. Viktor Brack, petitioner, v. The United States of America;

No. 288, Misc. Rudolf Brandt, petitioner, v. The United States of America;

No. 299, Misc. Wilhelm Bieglboeck, petitioner, v. The United States of America. The motions for leave to file petitions for writs of habeas corpus and prohibition are denied. Mr. Justice Black, Mr. Justice Murphy, and Mr. Justice Rutledge are of the opinion that the petitions should be set for hearing on the question of the jurisdiction of this Court. Mr. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of these applications.[^[61]]

[The execution of death sentences imposed on Karl Brandt, Rudolf Brandt, Karl Gebhardt, Joachim Mrugowsky, Viktor Brack, Wolfram Sievers, and Waldemar Hoven were ordered on 14 May 1948 by the Military Governor. Executions were carried out at Landsberg prison on 2 June 1948.]

[61] The motions for leave to file petitions for writs of habeas corpus and prohibition in the case of the other defendants were also denied.

APPENDIX

Table of Comparative Ranks


U. S. Army	German Army	U. S. Navy	German Navy	Med. Svcs.(A)	SS	SA

2d Lieutenant	Leutnant	Ensign	Leutnant zur See	Assistenzarzt	Untersturmfuehrer	Sturmfuehrer.

1st Lieutenant	Oberleutnant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Oberleutnant zur See	Oberarzt	Obersturmfuehrer	Obersturmfuehrer.

Captain	Hauptmann	Lieutenant (senior grade)	Kapitaenleutnant	Stabsarzt	Hauptsturmfuehrer	Hauptsturmfuehrer.

Major	Major	Lieutenant Commander	Korvettenkapitaen	Oberstabsarzt	Sturmbannfuehrer	Sturmbannfuehrer.

Lieutenant Colonel	Oberstleutnant	Commander	Fregattenkapitaen	Oberfeldarzt	Obersturmbannfuehrer	Obersturmbannfuehrer.

Colonel	Oberst	Captain	Kapitaen zur See	Oberstarzt	Standartenfuehrer Oberfuehrer (B)	Standartenfuehrer Oberfuehrer (C).

Brigadier General	Generalmajor	Commodore	Konteradmiral	Generalarzt	Brigadefuehrer	Brigadefuehrer.

Major General	Generalleutnant	Rear Admiral	Vizeadmiral	Generalstabsarzt	Gruppenfuehrer	Gruppenfuehrer.

Lieutenant General	General der Infanterie, der Artillerie, etc.	Vice Admiral	Admiral	Generaloberstabsarzt	Obergruppenfuehrer	Obergruppenfuehrer.

General	Generaloberst	Admiral	Generaladmiral		Oberstgruppenfuehrer.

General of the Army	Generalfeldmarschall	Admiral of the Fleet	Grossadmiral		Reichsfuehrer	Stabschef.