 The German commander in Norway, "Generaloberst" Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, was captured after the war and tried by a British military court, for his part in carrying out the Commando Order.Found guilty on all eight charges of urging the forces under his command to kill men captured in commando raids or handing prisoners of war over to the "Sicherheitsdienst" (SD) for execution, he was sentenced to death, which was later commuted to life imprisonment.He was released in 1953 and died in 1968.