Ferdinand Schoerner leaving the courthouse, 1957 (b/w photo)

Munich, Bavaria, Germany After his return from Soviet captivity, the former Field Marshal (from 1945 briefly even Generalfeldmarschall) Ferdinand Schoerner had to answer in court for his actions against the end of the war. In the last days of the war Schoerner continued to shoot scattered soldiers and (alleged) deserters. He was later sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment and lost his pension entitlement, which at that time should have been financed by the Bundeswehr. The picture shows him leaving the courtroom after his conviction. Right next to him walks his defender Moser, left behind him his son.