Ernst von Leyser [SEP] place of death
. He was found guilty on two charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes: murder and mistreatment of POWs and murder and mistreatment of civilians. Leyser was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in December 1947. On 31 January 1951, John J. McCloy, the US High Commissioner in Germany, revised his sentence to time served.
Leyser died in Garstedt on 23 September 1962, at the age of 73.
Awards.
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of
Ernst von Leyser
Ernst von Leyser () (18 November 1889 – 23 September 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several army corps. 
After the war, in 1947, Leyser was tried for war crimes committed in the Balkans and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment during the Hostages Trial; his sentence was commuted to time served and he was released in 1951.
World War II.
During the invasion of France, Leyser commanded a regiment. In April