Answer:
the answer is D Sherman's March to the sea
( I learned this last semester)
Answer-
Nazi Germany occupied up in- 1938-45
The Soviet Union occupied it up in-1948-1989
It split up on its own in-1993
There is a detailed examination of his case at this link
http://www.washingtonhistoryonline.org/leschi/
Ive not read all of it myself but would expect the answer to your question to be there.
Unfortunately the "quashing" of his sentence came far too late to save him from being hung
