▁ ▁Admir al ▁Karl ▁D ön itz , ▁who ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁war ▁cr imes ▁at ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁Tri als , ▁c ited ▁his ▁own ▁support ▁of ▁Rog ge ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁clear ▁himself ▁of ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁being ▁ant is emit ic . ▁ ▁Rog ge ▁confirmed ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁sail or ▁Johann ▁Christian ▁Sü ß . ▁Sü ß ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁German ▁capit ulation , ▁for ▁" und erm ining ▁the ▁discipline " ▁and ▁" dis rupt ive ▁speech es " ▁based ▁on ▁paragraph ▁ 5 ▁numer al ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Krieg ss onder st raf re chts ver ordnung ▁( K SS VO — Special ▁War ▁C riminal ▁Reg ulation ). ▁Sü ß ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁firing ▁squad ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁( 1 9 1 4 ) ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁ ▁Hon our ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁ 1 9 1 4 / 1 9 1 8 ▁( 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁ ▁Italian ▁Bron ze ▁Medal ▁of ▁Military ▁Val or ▁( Med aglia ▁di ▁bron zo ▁al ▁Val ore ▁Milit are ) ▁( 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁ ▁Japanese ▁sword ▁( 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4