Hostages Trial
E182819
The Hostages Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted German generals for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hostages Trial canonical | 2 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hostages Trial Context triple: [Wilhelm List, participantIn, Hostages Trial]
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
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B.
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C.
Frontline
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Prisoners
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hostages Trial Target entity description: The Hostages Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted German generals for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Balkans.
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Asylum
"Asylum" is a soulful R&B track by John Legend from his album *Love in the Future*, blending emotive vocals with lush, contemporary production.
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C.
Frontline
Frontline is a long-running American investigative documentary series known for its in-depth reporting and analysis of major social, political, and global issues, produced and broadcast by PBS.
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D.
Prisoners
Prisoners is a 2013 psychological crime thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve that follows a desperate father’s search for his missing daughter and the moral dilemmas that unfold.
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E.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg military tribunal
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post–World War II trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| chargesIncluded |
crimes against humanity
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participation in a common design or conspiracy ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| concernedConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| concernedRegion |
Balkans
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surface form:
Southeast Europe
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| concernedTheater | Balkans ⓘ |
| defendantsIncluded |
Ernst Dehner
ⓘ
Ernst von Leyser ⓘ Ferdinand Jodl ⓘ Franz Böhme NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Foertsch ⓘ Hubert Lanz NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl von Le Suire ⓘ Lothar Rendulic ⓘ Maxime de Angelis ⓘ Walter Kuntze ⓘ Wilhelm List ⓘ Wilhelm Speidel ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-02-19 ⓘ |
| establishedPrecedentFor |
doctrine of command responsibility in international criminal law
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limitations on reprisals against civilians ⓘ |
| examinedPractice |
destruction of villages
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hostage-taking ⓘ mass executions of hostages ⓘ reprisals against civilians ⓘ |
| focusedOn |
German military operations in the Balkans
ⓘ
occupation policies in Albania ⓘ occupation policies in Greece ⓘ occupation policies in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Southeast Case
ⓘ
United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. ⓘ |
| heldAt | Nuremberg ⓘ |
| heldInCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | twelve Subsequent Nuremberg Trials conducted by U.S. authorities ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
command responsibility of military leaders
ⓘ
legality of hostage shootings ⓘ limits on reprisals under international law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Palace of Justice, Nuremberg ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 12 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | United States military authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg trials
ⓘ
surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
|
| presidingJudgesIncluded |
Charles F. Wennerstrum
ⓘ
Edward F. Carter ⓘ George J. Burke ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy | United States of America ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
acquittals of some defendants
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convictions of several defendants ⓘ |
| sentencesIncluded |
death sentences
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fixed-term imprisonment ⓘ life imprisonment ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-07-08 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hostages Trial Description of subject: The Hostages Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted German generals for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Balkans.
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