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Eddelak case. Defendant: Karl Moeller. Defendant: Claus Schomaker. Defendant: Anton...
Catalogue reference: WO 235/261
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This record is about the Eddelak case. Defendant: Karl Moeller. Defendant: Claus Schomaker. Defendant: Anton... dating from 1947 Feb-1948 Mar in the series Judge Advocate General's Office: War Crimes Case Files, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 235/261
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- 1947 Feb-1948 Mar
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Eddelak case.
Defendant: Karl Moeller.
Defendant: Claus Schomaker.
Defendant: Anton Nicolaisen.
Place of Trial: Hamburg.
(Eddelak, near Brunsbuttelkoog, [Brunsbüttel], Germany)
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- The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Case No. 210
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- Open Document, Open Description
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