Ferdinard Schorner, German military commander on trial
Oct. 10, 1957 - Field Marshal of Hitler's Army Faces Trial In Munich. Accused of Inhuman Conduct'. The trial is being held in Munich of Ferdinard Schorner, a field marshal in Hitler's Army. He is accused of ordering two officers and an NCO to be shot without court martial to stiffen the Wehrmaht resistance when Nazi Germany crumbled in the Spring of 1945. The two officers ordered to be executed by Schorner were former Colonel George Sparre and his deputy Dr Jungling - who escaped death by the intervention of General Schulz, then Army Commander. if Schorner is found guilty he will lose his pension rights of about 1, 400 a year - which are at the moment being withheld. The defence claims that often Inhuman Orders had to be given, owing to the seriousness of the military situation. Photo Shows: Ferdinand Schorner enters the Court Room during his trial in Munich
