Hasso von Manteufel, former commander of the 7th German Panzer Division, sits at the defendant's bench in Düsseldorf, Germany, on the opening of his trial for manslaughter before a Düsseldorf Court, 17 August 1959. Manteufel is accused of having ordered the shooting of a German soldier on 13 January 1944. although a military court had, on previous day, sentenced the soldier to a two-year jail term for dereliction of duty in the field. Manteuffel, as commandant, had the power to review the court's decision, and ordered a fatal punishment.
Original caption from Associated Press: "Today's picture by wire from Dusseldorf. Hasso von Manteuffel on trial. Hasso von Manteuffel, a renowned tank commander in the German armies of the Second World War, sits in court in Dusseldorf, Germany, today August 17, as his trial opened on a charge of manslaughter. He is charged with the illegal execution of a German soldier in 1944. The soldier had been sentenced to two years imprisonment for refusing duty. Manteuffel had him shot for cowardice in the face of the enemy. Manteuffel is 62."
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