For example, Karl Streibel, the commandant of the SS camp Trawniki where Demjanjuk allegedly was trained, was tried in Hamburg but acquitted in 1976 after judges ruled it had not been proved that he knew what the guards being trained would be used for.
A senior Marine general who commanded forces in Iraq and Afghanistan has been admonished by the commandant of the Marine Corps for saying publicly, "It's fun to shoot some people" (news article, Feb. 4).
Peralta was recommended for the Medal of Honor by the Commandant of the Marine Corps -- a recommendation that was endorsed by the Secretary of the Navy.
The first trial, held in Rome, was of Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen (son of retired Generalfeldmarchal August von Mackensen) and Generalleutnant Kurt Mälzer, the Commandant of Rome, for their part in the Ardeatine massacre.
However, as with McFarland, there are still questions, and controversy, as to why Peralta was not awarded the Medal of Honor for which he was recommended by the Commandant of the Marine Corps back in 2004 a recommendation that was endorsed by the Secretary of the Navy.
The Germans would surrender less than one month later, on May 7. Hermann Pister, the commandant of Buchenwald, was hanged for his crimes in 1948.
The commandant of the school commended Middleton for work of exceptional merit, and sent his ideas to the highest levels in the War Department.
The commandant of Oflag 64 called higher headquarters for advice and assistance.
Successes included locating and bringing to trial Erich Rajakowitsch, responsible for the deportation of Jews from the Netherlands, and Franz Murer, the commandant of the Vilna Ghetto.
