THE NUREMBERG JUDGEMENT SENTENCES (OCTOBER 1, 1946)

On this date, October 1, 1946, the Nazi Leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials, with the individual sentences read out on the afternoon that day.

TWELVE EVIL MEN TO HANG!  (SOURCE: http://www.mullocksauctions.co.uk/lot-42663-wwii_%E2%80%93_verdict_at_nuremberg_edition_of_the.html)

INTERNET SOURCE: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Judgement_Sentences

NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIAL

Judgment: Sentences

Judicial President Lawrence: Before pronouncing sentence on any of the defendants, and while all of the defendants are present, the Tribunal takes the occasion to advise them that any applications for clemency of the Control Council must be lodged with the General Secretary of this Tribunal within four days from today.

The Tribunal will now adjourn and will sit again at ten minutes to three.

(A recess was taken until 2.50 p.m.)

2.50 p.m.

Judicial President Lawrence: In accordance with Article 27 of the Charter, the International Military Tribunal will now pronounce the sentences on the defendants convicted on this Indictment.

Hermann Göring

(PHOTO SOURCE: http://ww2gravestone.com/general/goering-hermann-wilhelm)

Defendant Hermann Wilhelm Goering, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the International Military Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Rudolf Hess at Nuremberg prison (November 24, 1945)

Defendant Rudolf Hess, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Defendant Joachim von Ribbentrop, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Wilhelm Keitel

Defendant Wilhelm Keitel, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei und Waffen-SS Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Chief of the RSHA and President of Interpol.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner in an official photo, Obergruppenführer insignias are visible his collars, therefore the photo was taken on or after June 21, 1943 (the date which he was promoted to Obergruppenführer).

Defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted. the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Alfred Rosenberg in 1939

Defendant Alfred Rosenberg, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Hans Frank

Defendant Hans Frank, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Wilhelm Frick at the Nuremberg Trials, 1946

Defendant Wilhelm Frick, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Julius Streicher in custody

Defendant Julius Streicher, on the count of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, The Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Walther Funk

Defendant Walther Funk, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences You to imprisonment for life.

 

Karl Dönitz

Defendant Karl Doenitz, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to ten years imprisonment.

Erich Raeder

Defendant Erich Raeder, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life.

Baldur von Schirach as Hitler Youth Leader

[PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=18818]

Defendant Baldur von Schirach, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to twenty years imprisonment.

Fritz Sauckel

Defendant Fritz Sauckel, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

General Alfred Jodl

Defendant Alfred Jodl, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Arthur Seyss-Inquart

Defendant Arthur Seyss-Inquart, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Albert Speer in 1933.

Defendant Albert Speer, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to twenty years imprisonment.

Konstantin von Neurath as defendant in Nuremberg, 1946

Defendant Konstantin von Neurath, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to fifteen years imprisonment.

Martin Bormann

The Tribunal sentences the Defendant Martin Bormann on the counts of the Indictment on which he has been convicted, to death by hanging.

 

Hjalmar Schacht (1877 – 1970), President of the Reichsbank

Franz von Papen

Hans Fritzsche

I have an announcement to make. The Soviet Member of the International Military Tribunal desires to record his dissent from the decisions in the cases of the Defendants Schacht, von Papen, and Fritzsche. He is of the opinion that they should have been convicted and not acquitted.

He also dissents from the decisions in respect of the Reichs Cabinet, the General Staff and High Command, being of the opinion that they should have been declared to be criminal organisations.

He also dissents from the decision in the case of the sentence on the Defendant Hess, and is of the opinion that the sentence should have been death, and not life imprisonment.

This dissenting opinion will be put into writing and annexed to the judgment and will be published as soon as possible.

(The Tribunal adjourned.)

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PEDOPHILE IN TEXAS: JAMES REXFORD POWELL (EXECUTED IN TEXAS ON OCTOBER 1, 2002)

On this date, October 1, 2002, a Pedophile by the name of James Rexford Powell was executed by lethal injection in Texas. He was convicted of the October 6, 1990 murder of 10-year-old Falyssa Van Winkle. Please go to this previous blog post to learn more about this pedophile.

James Rexford Powell

THE TYRANT OF HONG KONG: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL TAKASHI SAKAI (OCTOBER 18, 1887 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1946)

              On this date, September 30, 1946, a Japanese War Criminal, General Takashi Sakai was executed by firing squad. I will post information about him from Wikipedia.

Lt. General Takashi Sakai

Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation
In office December 25, 1941 – February 20, 1942 Serving with Masaichi Niimi
Monarch	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Hideki Tōjō
Preceded by	Sir Mark Aitchison Young
Succeeded by	Rensuke Isogai
Personal details
Born	October 18, 1887 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 30, 1946 (aged 58)
Alma mater	Army War College
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1908-1943
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	IJA 26th Division, IJA 4th Army, Southern China Area Army, China Expeditionary Army, Central District Army, IJA Third Area Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II

Lieutenant-General Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆 Sakai Takashi, October 18, 1887 – September 30, 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role in the Battle of Hong Kong in late 1941.

Biography

Sakai was born in Kamo District, Hiroshima, now part of Hiroshima city. He was educated in military preparatory schools in Kobe and Osaka and graduated from the 20th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908, whereupon he was as assigned to the IJA 28th Infantry Regiment. He graduated from the 28th class of the Army Staff College.

Career in China

In 1928, Sakai was stationed in Jinan, Shandong Province, China with the IJA 12th Infantry Regiment during the Jinan Incident and is believed by some Chinese historians to be responsible for the murder of Kuomintang army emissaries during negotiations on May 4, 1928. He was transferred to the Tientsin Garrison from 1929 to 1932. In 1932, Sakai was promoted to colonel and was assigned to the 5th Section military intelligence of the 2nd Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff from 1932 to 1934.

As Chief of Staff of the Japanese China Garrison Army from 1934–1935, Sakai orchestrated a series of armed conflicts, which resulted in an armistice with the Chinese government which effectively gave Japan control of Hebei Province. He became commander of the IJA 23rd Infantry Regiment in 1936. Sakai was promoted to major general in 1937 and was appointed commander of the IJA 28th Infantry Brigade. He became a lieutenant general in 1939, and was assigned to the Coordination Bureau, Asia Development Group, Mengjiang Board from 1939 to 1940. He was also assigned to the Mongolia Garrison Army at this time.

Recalled to Japan in 1940, Sakai was briefly appointed commander of the Imperial Guards Depot Division.

World War II

Sakai was commander of the IJA 23rd Army stationed in Canton in November 1941. He was ordered to use the IJA 38th Division, which was normally under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group to capture Hong Kong, and was given a 10 day time limit.

On December 8, 1941, a few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces commanded by Sakai, and his Chief of Staff Tadamichi Kuribayashi, invaded Hong Kong. However, the subsequent Battle of Hong Kong did not proceed as quickly or as smoothly as Lieutenant-General Sakai had planned, and he was forced to request an extension to his deadline. Sir Mark Young, the Governor of Hong Kong, surrendered all British forces in Hong Kong on Christmas Day, after 18 days of fighting. Lt.-Gen. Sakai’s frustrations over the unexpectedly strong British resistance may have been reflected by the extreme brutality which characterized the campaign and subsequent occupation.

Sakai served as Japanese Governor of Hong Kong until February 20, 1942. He was recalled to Japan, and retired from active service in 1943.

After the end of the war, Sakai was accused of war crimes at the Chinese War Crimes Military Tribunal of the Ministry of National Defense in Nanking, found guilty and sentenced to death on August 27, 1946. Sakai was executed by firing squad on September 30.