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Though the source claims so, Walter von Brauchitsch wasn't charged at Nuremberg, he was interrogated as a witness.[1] It was planed to charge him along Erich von Manstein in Hamburg in 1949, but Brauchitsch died before. HerkusMonte (talk) 09:19, 27 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You might very well be right - I thought he was charged but never sentenced. I can't access the book you link to. You should also raise it at his article.Volunteer Marek (talk) 07:29, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On this one [2] - I just saw information that they were "denied the right to defend themselves" - can you provide a page number? (It might have been a reference to the second group of ten that were in the hospital during the trial and were tried later).Volunteer Marek (talk) 07:44, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
And with regard to the 'lawyer' thing - I believe he finished law studies though I don't know if he ever practiced law.Volunteer Marek (talk) 07:45, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Schenk doesn't claim to be a lawyer on his website nor does he claim to have studied law, I'm sure he would have mentioned such a study. Penal law is off course part of his education as a police officer, but "lawyer" is a specific term.
Schenk mentions the single defending officer only for the 28 postmen, I couldn't find details about the further 10. HerkusMonte (talk) 17:12, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, sounds good. Any more info on whether Brauchitsch was actually charged or "intended to be charged"?Volunteer Marek (talk) 17:14, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Brauchitsch was definitely not charged at Nuremberg, I just have to look for a "good" source, this will take some time.HerkusMonte (talk) 17:30, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Changed it to "was going to be charged" - which I believe is undisputable - for now.Volunteer Marek (talk) 17:33, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The Subsequent Nuremberg Trials were a number of trials following the main Nuremberg trial. The only Brauchitsch-related trial would have been the High Command trial, but B. isn't mentioned here. His biography at the Deutsches Historisches Museum website mentions his interrogation as a witness at Nuremberg and the planned trial at Hamburg (not Nuremberg).
Is it actually that important? He was definitely not charged (nor would have been) for his role in this affair and he was not directly involved in the trial, he "only" rejected a clemency appeal. HerkusMonte (talk) 18:13, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think that the fact that he was going to be charged for war crimes is relevant. Where he was going to be charged and how less so.Volunteer Marek (talk) 20:11, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]