Witness Hagemann: Excuse me. What is it you mean? What happened in March 1945? You mean it was then that Duesseldorf became a cauldron? You mean it was then that we became cut off in Duesseldorf?
Q. Yes.
A. Yes, I think it must have been in March 1945, but naturally the difficulties had been great before that time, I mean the transportation difficulties, and they grew worse and worse.
Dr. Schilf: Mr. Hagemann, did you ever hear that that man Kluettgen was recently sentenced to death by an American Military Tribunal?[305]
Witness Hagemann: Yes, Dr. Haensel told me that a few days ago. He told me that he had read in the paper that Kluettgen had been sentenced to death in Dachau by an American Military Tribunal.
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Mr. LaFollette: After you communicated with Dr. Mettgenberg about your trouble with the case, did you ever get an answer back from him?
Witness Hagemann: You’re now referring to the first case, are you? You’re referring to the Kluettgen case, are you?
Q. Yes, I’m referring to the Kluettgen case.