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In this letter, dated March 19, 1949, from the Reverend T. W. Strieter, pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chicago and, during WWII, director of the Lutheran Commission for Prisoners of War, to United States Senator William Langer, Strieter mentions reading an article in the Chicago Tribune about Langer's efforts and success "In behalf of the many sentenced to be executed in Germany." Strieter writes that he is enclosing documents that indicate that convicted Nazi war criminal Martin Sandberger did not get a fair trial, and asks for Langer's help in getting the Sandberger's execution stayed.
The documents mentioned as being enclosed were not found with this letter in Langer's papers.
See also:
Letter from Pastor T. W. Strieter to Senator Langer Regarding Martin Sandberger, April 5, 1949
Affidavits Regarding Martin Sandberger, 1948-1949
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Mandry for Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Direct Examination of Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Redirect Examination (Defense) of Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Von Stein for Sandberger), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Closing Argument (Summation) (Von Stein for Sandberger), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Judgement (and official opinion), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Individual Judgements, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Sentencing, International Military Tribunal
Date of Work
3-19-1949
Keywords
Martin Sandberger, William Langer, Einsatzgruppen, Nazi, Nuremberg, International Military Tribunal, genocide, holocaust, gallows, execution, capital punishment
Organizations Referenced
Lutheran Commission for Prisoners of War, Our Savior Lutheran Church of Chicago
People Referenced
C. Wayland Brooks, William Langer, T. W. Strieter, Martin Sandberger
Recommended Citation
Strieter, T. W., "Letter from Pastor T. W. Strieter to Senator Langer Regarding Martin Sandberger, March 19, 1949" (1949). William Langer Papers. 140.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/140