Although he was certain Fegelein was "guilty of flagrant desertion", Mohnke persuaded his fellow judges to close the proceedings and turned the defendant over to General Rattenhuber and his security squad. Mohnke never saw Fegelein again.
Mohnke, convinced that Fegelein had deserted "flagrantly", persuaded his colleagues to end the proceedings and turned Fegelein over to General Rattenhuber and his security squad. Consequently, Mohnke did not see Fegelein once more.