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Death warrant for Willi [or Willy] Bernhard Karl Tessman, war criminal convicted...

Catalogue reference: WO 235/407/2

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This record is about the Death warrant for Willi [or Willy] Bernhard Karl Tessman, war criminal convicted... dating from 1947 Dec 13 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 235/407/2
Date
1947 Dec 13
Description
Death warrant for Willi [or Willy] Bernhard Karl Tessman, war criminal convicted at Hamburg on 24 September 1947.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Case No. 279 Vol.I
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/D6623546/

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Judge Advocate General's Office: War Crimes Case Files, Second World War

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Proceedings: days 1-6. Defendant: Willi (or Willy) Bernhard Karl Tessmann. Defendant:...

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