RuSHA Case (NMT)

The RuSHA Case of the Nuremberg Military Tribunals, conducted by an American military tribunal between 10th October 1947-10th March 1948, tried individuals in the leadership of organizations charged with policy development of the Nazi race and biological ideolog.
 * Main Staff Office of the Reichscommissioner for the Strengthening of Germanism, Reichskommissar fuer die Festigung des Deutschen Volkstums, commonly known as “ RKFDV ”, which reported directly to Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS
 * Main Race and Settlement Office (Rasse-und Siedlungshauptamt) commonly known as “ RuSHA ”, part of the RSHA of the SS
 * Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle), commonly known as “ VOMI ”
 * Well of Life Society (Lebensborn).

14 defendants were charged and 13 were convicted. All of them, but one, were also charged with membership of criminal organisations, as defined in the Judgment of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal.Sentences pronounced ranged from life imprisonment (Greifelt) down to periods of less than 3 years’ imprisonment, for those convicted only of membership in a criminal organization. One, Richard Hildebrandt, was sentenced to 25 years, but was then transferred to a Polish court that sentenced him to hang.