ˌɔn fˈoːɹ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv kˈɜːt flˈɜːɾɚ, kˈɜːnɪɡsbˌɜːɡz ðˈɛn mˈeɪɚ, wʌz kəndˈɛmd tə dˈɛθ baɪ hˈæŋɪŋ baɪ ɐn ˌɛsˈɛs kˈoːɹt mˈɑːɹʃəl tʃˈɛɹd baɪ ˈɑːɾoʊ skˈoːɹzɛni, bɪkˈʌz hiː hæd flˈɛd bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈɪʃuːɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃən ˈɔːɹdɚ baɪ ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi.
On 4 February 1945 Kurt Flöter, Königsberg's then mayor, was condemned to death by hanging by an SS court martial chaired by Otto Skorzeny, because he had fled before issuing a general evacuation order by the military.