An older man with light skin tone, balding hair, and a light beard stands in front of a microphone being held by a younger uniformed man with light skin tone and short dark hair. The older man is wearing a dark jacket and a pair of headphones with one hand pressed against his left ear. Several other male defendants sit around him in the courtroom.
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Defendant Paul Blobel pleads not guilty at the Einsatzgruppen Trial

On September 15, 1947, defendant Paul Blobel pleads not guilty during his arraignment at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. Blobel was the commander of the unit responsible for the massacre at Babi Yar (near Kiev). He was convicted by the military tribunal at Nuremberg and sentenced to death. Blobel was hanged at the Landsberg prison on June 8, 1951.


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  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Benjamin Ferencz

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