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Defendants Otto Ohlendorf (left) and Heinz Jost (right)

Defendants Otto Ohlendorf (left) and Heinz Jost (right) in the dock for the Einsatzgruppen Trial (Case 9). Accused of commanding Einsatzgruppen units for the purpose of exterminating Jews, Roma (gypsies), and other civilians in the Eastern territories. Both were found guilty: Ohlendorf was hanged and Jost given life sentence—released in 1951). Photo by US Army (9 February 1948). PD-US Government. Wikimedia Commons.

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