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.
On 23 January 1942, Lieutenant General Hans Graf von Sponeck's trial took place in front of the Court President Hermann Göring. Sponeck maintained that he had acted against orders, on his own initiative, in order to avoid the destruction of his division.