He was found guilty and sentenced to death which was later changed to life imprisonment, he was released in 1956 together with Joachim Peiper and Josef Diefenthal the last members of the LSSAH to be released from captivity.
He was found guilty and sentenced to death which was later changed to life imprisonment. Under considerable pressure to pardon the remaining war criminals, the Allied authorities released him in 1956 together with Joachim Peiper and Josef Diefenthal the last members of the LSSAH to be released from captivity.