Former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS, Heinrich Boere, sits in the dock of the court, in Aachen, Germany, at the start of his trial, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. An 88-year-old former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS went on trial Wednesday on three counts of murder for the wartime hit-style killings of three civilians in the Netherlands. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 weeks ago

Former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS, Heinrich Boere, sits in the dock of the court, in Aachen, Germany, at the start of his trial, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. An 88-year-old former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS went on trial Wednesday on three counts of murder for the wartime hit-style killings of three civilians in the Netherlands.

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  1. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: People taking pictures of garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute they are presented as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  2. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute are presented as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  3. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: One of 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute is seen as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  4. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute are presented as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  5. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute are presented as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  6. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: One of 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute is seen as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  7. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: One of 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute is seen as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  8. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: One of 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute is seen as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
  9. Defendant Heinrich Boere sits at the start of his trial in the district court of Aachen, western Germany on October 28, 2009. 88-year-old former Nazi hit man Boere, who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, saying he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008.
  10. (From L) Lawyer Gorden Christiansen, defendant Heinrich Boere and lawyer Matthias Rahmlow sit at the start of the trial against the 88-year-old former Nazi hit man Boere in the district court of Aachen, western Germany on October 28, 2009. Boere, who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, saying he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008.
  11. Former Nazi SS hit man Heinrich Boere (L), 88, attends his first day of tril at the district court in Aachen, Germany, on 28 October 2009. Boere who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, said he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008.
  12. Defendant Heinrich Boere sits at the start of his trial in the district court of Aachen, western Germany on October 28, 2009. 88-year-old former Nazi hit man Boere, who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, saying he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008.
  13. REMOVING BANNER READS The son of one of the victims (no name given) answers journalists' questions at the district court in Aachen, Germany, on 28 October 2009 on the first day of trial of 88-year-old former Nazi SS hit man Heinrich Boere. Boere who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, saying he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008.
  14. People demonstrate outside the district court in Aachen, Germany on 28 October 2009 on the first day of trial of 88-year-old former Nazi SS hit man Heinrich Boere. Boere who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, said he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008. Banner reads : 'No forgiveness, no forgetting'.
  15. REMOVING BANNER READS The son of one of the victims (no name given) answers journalists' questions at the district court in Aachen, Germany, on 28 October 2009 on the first day of trial of 88-year-old former Nazi SS hit man Heinrich Boere. Boere who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, said he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008.
  16. The son of one of the victims (no name given) answers journalists' questions at the district court in Aachen, Germany, on 28 October 2009 on the first day of trial of 88-year-old former Nazi SS hit man Heinrich Boere. Boere who has admitted gunning down three Dutch resistance fighters in 1944 in the towns of Breda, Voorschoten and Wassenaar, saying he was following his superiors' orders, in a magazine interview in April 2008. Banner reads : 'No forgiveness, no forgetting'.

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