German civilians on trial for murder of American flyer.

German civilians on trial for murder of American flyer. Matthias Krein, one of three German civilians on trial for the murder of an American flyer, is shown in his cell between sessions of the first war crimes court held in Ahrweiler, Germany. The court, which opened June 1, 1945, is composed of eight American officers picked by Lieutenant General Leonard T. Gerow, Commander of the 15th U.S. Army. The American flyer was unidentified.