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In
his
submissions
,
the
prosecutor
referred
to
the
universally
accepted
provisions
of
international
law
and
in
particular
the
Hague
Convention
of
1907
on
the
laws
and
customs
of
war
on
land
.
He
emphasised
that
thaat
convention
had
been
signed
by
Germany
,
which
was
therefore
bound
by
its
provisions
.
After
admitting
their
own
and
their
hierarchical
superiors
'
guilt
,
the
three
accused
were
sentenced
to
death
by
hanging
.
The
sentence
was
carried
out
the
following
day
,
19
December
1943
.
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