by death under the 1852 Criminal Code. The vast majority of the perpetrators who survived the war avoided justice through the postwar expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia. Individual cases were decided by a Special Tribunal set up in the city of Cheb. The Tribunal decided 62 cases, last on 29 October 1948. 10 members were sentenced to death (of which sentences 6 were carried out), 16 to life imprisonment, 5 to 30 years' imprisonment, 10 to 25 years' imprisonment and 16 to 20 years' imprisonment. The majority had however already been released and expelled to Germany in 1955, which was the year in which Czechoslovakia officially declared the end of the war with Germany that started on 17 September 1938 with first crossborder operations. Brandenburg Division Based on the successful utilization of the ' tactics against Czechoslovakia and in psychological warfare against Czechoslovak allies, the later in September 1939 established the so-called "1st Construction Training Company for special purposes" () that had former Freikorps members as their core. This later rose to the size of division. The division was known for large scale use of tactics that involved its soldiers wearing enemy uniforms, conducting saboteur actions behind enemy lines and many war crimes. References Sudetenland Organizations based in Czechoslovakia 1938 establishments in Czechoslovakia 1939 disestablishments in Czechoslovakia Military units and formations established in 1938 Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Nazi Party organizations Czechoslovakia–Germany relations