He was the last to mount the scaffold, and his last words were the following: "I hope that this execution is the last act of the tragedy of the Second World War and that the lesson taken from this world war will be that peace and understanding should exist between peoples.
Hans sista ord var: "Jag hoppas att denna avrättning blir den sista akten i andra världskrigets tragedi och att lärdomarna av detta krig skall skapa fred och förståelse mellan folken.