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Hans Hirzel

 

Charge:

Aiding and Abetting

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

1943

Year Convicted:

1943

Year Cleared:

1983

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Germany

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Ulm

Result:

Legislature Overturned Conviction after Execution

Summary of Case:

Hans Hirzel

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

20

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"“A Noble Treason: The Revolt of the Munich Students Against Hitler,” Richard Hanser, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY, 1979, pp. 319, ISBN: 0-399-12041-6"

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Information Source 2:

"White Rose trial sentencing transcripts, libcom.org"

Information Location 2:

http://libcom.org/library/white-rose-sentencing-transcripts

Information Source 3:

"Germany overturns Nazi-era treason convictions, Associated Press article, Dallas Morning News, September 9, 2009"

Information Location 3:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-treason_09int.ART.State.Edition1.4c2d428.html

Information Source 4:

""The Law Under The Swastika - Studies on Legal History in Nazi Germany," Michael Stolleis, The University of Chicago Press (1992), p. 157, and endnote 21 at p. 243."

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Book About Case (2):

"“A Noble Treason: The Revolt of the Munich Students Against Hitler,” Richard Hanser, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY, 1979, pp. 319, ISBN: 0-399-12041-6"

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