German civilians on trial for murder of American flyer.
German civilians on trial for murder of American flyer. General civilians, the first to be tried as war criminals, are shown as they went on trial June 1, 1945, in Ahrweiler, Germany, charged with the murder of an American airman who bailed out over Germany. The accused are, left to right, Peter Kohn, 32,of Preist, Germany, a crane operator; Matthias Gierens, 37, of Preist, a railroad worker, and Matthias ...



