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| | Trial of Max Wielen and 17 Others: The Stalag Luft III Case. Part II. Law-Reports of Trials of War Criminals. United ... |
 | | The plan, in the execution of which a number of persons participated, is still a plan even though conceived by only one of them, and those who executed the plan do not avoid responsibility by saying that they acted under the direction of the man who conceived it." (Footnote 2: British Command Paper. |
 | | In the case of Max Wielen, unlike that of the other 17 accused, there was evidence of his participation both in the preparation and in the concealment of the crime. |
 | | It seems that, basing its conclusions on this additional evidence which was not available against the other accused, the court found him guilty of being concerned, together with Generals Nebe and Mueller, in the killing of the 50 officers. |
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