U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
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U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I was the first American-run post–World War II military court at Nuremberg, best known for prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I Context triple: [Doctors' Trial, court, U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I]
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High Command Trial
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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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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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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Nuremberg Milch Trial
The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.
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Memorium Nuremberg Trials
Memorium Nuremberg Trials is a museum and documentation center in Nuremberg that commemorates and explains the historic post–World War II war crimes trials held there.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I Target entity description: U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I was the first American-run post–World War II military court at Nuremberg, best known for prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial.
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A.
High Command Trial
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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B.
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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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.
Nuremberg Milch Trial
The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.
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E.
Memorium Nuremberg Trials
Memorium Nuremberg Trials is a museum and documentation center in Nuremberg that commemorates and explains the historic post–World War II war crimes trials held there.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military court
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military tribunal ⓘ post–World War II court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Doctors' Trial
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surface form:
Doctors' Trial tribunal
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
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| alternateJudge | Victor C. Swearingen ⓘ |
| appliedPrinciple |
individual criminal responsibility under international law
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rejection of superior orders as absolute defense ⓘ |
| chiefProsecutor | Telford Taylor ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947-08-20 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Allied occupation of Germany
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surface form:
United States military authorities in occupied Germany
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| historicalPeriod | post–World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of international medical ethics
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formulation of the Nuremberg Code ⓘ |
| judge |
Harold L. Sebring
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Johnson T. Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
conspiracy to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity
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crimes against humanity ⓘ membership in criminal organizations ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied Control Council Law No. 10 ⓘ |
| location |
Bavaria
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Germany ⓘ Nuremberg ⓘ |
| mainProceeding | Doctors' Trial ⓘ |
| notableDefendant |
Herta Oberheuser
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Karl Brandt ⓘ Karl Gebhardt ⓘ Viktor Brack ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 23 ⓘ |
| outcome |
5 life sentences
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7 acquittals ⓘ 7 death sentences ⓘ additional prison terms of varying length ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg trials
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surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
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| presidingJudge | Walter B. Beals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecuted |
Nazi medical administrators
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Nazi officials involved in medical experiments ⓘ Nazi physicians ⓘ |
| seat | Palace of Justice, Nuremberg ⓘ |
| significance |
best known for prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for medical war crimes
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first American-run post–World War II military court at Nuremberg ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946-12-09 ⓘ |
| usedSimultaneousInterpretation | true ⓘ |
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Subject: U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I Description of subject: U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I was the first American-run post–World War II military court at Nuremberg, best known for prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal at Nuremberg
United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.
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U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
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this entity surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials under U.S. authority
this entity surface form:
Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
this entity surface form:
U.S. military tribunal in the Doctors' Trial
this entity surface form:
U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal in Nuremberg
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judges of the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal I
this entity surface form:
United States Nuremberg Military Tribunal
this entity surface form:
United States Military Tribunal I
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal I at Nuremberg