High Command Trial
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The High Command Trial was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in which senior German military leaders were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| High Command Trial canonical | 6 |
| Nuremberg High Command Trial | 4 |
| U.S. Military Tribunal II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Command Trial Context triple: [Johannes Blaskowitz, trial, High Command Trial]
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Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 courtroom drama film about the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, exploring themes of justice, guilt, and responsibility in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
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Tokyo Trial
The Tokyo Trial was the post–World War II international military tribunal that prosecuted Japanese leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Wilhelmstrasse Trial
The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Command Trial Target entity description: The High Command Trial was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in which senior German military leaders were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during World War II.
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A.
Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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B.
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 courtroom drama film about the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, exploring themes of justice, guilt, and responsibility in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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C.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
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D.
Tokyo Trial
The Tokyo Trial was the post–World War II international military tribunal that prosecuted Japanese leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
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E.
Wilhelmstrasse Trial
The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Subsequent Nuremberg Trial
ⓘ
military tribunal ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Case No. 12
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OKW Trial ⓘ |
| alternateJudge | Edward F. Carter ⓘ |
| charges |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ participation in a common plan or conspiracy ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| defendant |
Adolf Heusinger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franz Halder ⓘ Georg von Küchler ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Karl Friedrich-Wilhelm von Küchler
Georg von Sodenstern ⓘ Georg-Hans Reinhardt ⓘ
surface form:
Hans Reinhardt
Hans von Salmuth NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Foertsch ⓘ Hermann Hoth ⓘ Hermann Reinecke ⓘ Hugo Sperrle ⓘ Karl Hollidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothar Rendulic ⓘ Otto Schniewind ⓘ Rudolf Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Warlimont ⓘ Walther von Brauchitsch ⓘ Wilhelm Speidel ⓘ Wilhelm von Leeb ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-10-28 ⓘ |
| focus |
criminal responsibility of high-ranking military commanders
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implementation of criminal orders on the Eastern Front ⓘ treatment of civilian populations in occupied territories ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| heldAt | Palace of Justice, Nuremberg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| judge |
Justin W. Harding
ⓘ
Winfield B. Hale ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied Control Council Law No. 10 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Zone of Occupied Germany
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surface form:
American occupation zone of Germany
Nuremberg ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
doctrine of command responsibility
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legality of the Barbarossa jurisdiction order ⓘ legality of the Commissar Order ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 14 ⓘ |
| officialName |
United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.
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surface form:
United States of America vs. Wilhelm von Leeb, et al.
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| organizedBy | United States military authorities ⓘ |
| outcome |
several acquittals
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several convictions for war crimes and crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg trials
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surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
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| presidingJudge | John C. Young ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Telford Taylor ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-12-30 ⓘ |
| subjectOfJurisdiction |
officers of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW)
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officers of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) ⓘ senior German army commanders ⓘ |
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Subject: High Command Trial Description of subject: The High Command Trial was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in which senior German military leaders were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during World War II.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nuremberg High Command Trial
this entity surface form:
Nuremberg High Command Trial
subject surface form:
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
subject surface form:
Georg von Küchler
this entity surface form:
Nuremberg High Command Trial
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal II
subject surface form:
Wilhelm von Leeb
this entity surface form:
Nuremberg High Command Trial