ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, hiː wʌz pˈoʊsthjuːməsli klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðə dˌɛnɐzˌɪfɪkˈeɪʃən tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl ɪn stˈɑːɹnbɜːɡ æz bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ɡɹˈuːp ˈaɪ"mˈeɪn əfˈɛndɚ"; ˌɔn ɐpˈɛlət ɹᵻvjˈuː, hiː wʌz ɹᵻklˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɡɹˈuːp ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː"lˈɛsɚɹ əfˈɛndɚ"ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
On 26 November 1948, he was posthumously classified by the denazification tribunal in Starnberg as belonging to Group I ("main offender"); on appellate review, he was reclassified as  Group III ("lesser offender") on 21 March 1949.