On 23 January 1942, Sponeck was tried in front of the Court President Hermann Göring where he maintained that he had acted against orders, on his own initiative, in order to avoid the destruction of his division.
January 1942, Sponeck was tried in front of the Court President Hermann Göring. This was on 23. He had acted against orders. This was on his own initiative. This was to avoid the destruction of his division. He maintained this.