Ministries Trial Defendants Defendants

| Name_ | Function_ | Sentence_ |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst Wilhelm Bohle | NS-Gauleiter, Secretary of State in the Foreign Ministry; head of the Auslandorganisation (foreign organization) of the NSDAP. | 5 years` imprisonment |
| Ernst Woermann (de) | Secretary in the Foreign Ministry; head of the political division. | 7 years` imprisonment; reduced to 5 years on December 12, 1949; released 1951 |
| Karl Ritter | Liaison between Foreign Office and the High Command of the German armed forces. | 4 years` imprisonment incl. time already served; released after the judgment. |
| Otto von Erdmannsdorff | Secretary in the Foreign Ministry; deputy to Wörmann. | acquitted |
| Edmund Veesenmayer | Plenipotentiary in Hungary | 20 years` imprisonment; reduced to 10 years in 1951 and released the same year. |