Flick Trial
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The Flick Trial was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in which German industrialist Friedrich Flick and associates were prosecuted for exploiting forced labor and supporting the Nazi war effort during World War II.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flick Trial canonical | 3 |
| Flick concern | 2 |
| Flick trial | 1 |
| NMT Case V (Flick Trial) | 1 |
| United States of America vs. Friedrich Flick, et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T233357 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flick Trial Context triple: [Krupp Trial, relatedTo, Flick Trial]
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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.
Ministries Trial
The Ministries Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s government ministries for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and other crimes.
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C.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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D.
Courtroom 600
Courtroom 600 is the historic chamber in Nuremberg’s Palace of Justice where the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials of major Nazi war criminals were held.
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E.
Court TV
Court TV is a U.S. television network focused on live trial coverage and legal-themed programming.
- 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: Flick Trial Target entity description: The Flick Trial was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in which German industrialist Friedrich Flick and associates were prosecuted for exploiting forced labor and supporting the Nazi war effort during World War II.
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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.
Ministries Trial
The Ministries Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s government ministries for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and other crimes.
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C.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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D.
Courtroom 600
Courtroom 600 is the historic chamber in Nuremberg’s Palace of Justice where the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials of major Nazi war criminals were held.
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E.
Court TV
Court TV is a U.S. television network focused on live trial coverage and legal-themed programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg trial
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Subsequent Nuremberg Trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Flick Case ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
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exploitation of forced labor ⓘ membership in criminal organizations ⓘ participation in the enslavement and deportation of civilians ⓘ plunder of public and private property ⓘ support of the Nazi war effort ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
United States military commission
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surface form:
United States military tribunal
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| defendant |
Bernhard Weiss
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Friedrich Flick ⓘ Hermann Terberger ⓘ Konrad Kaletsch ⓘ Odilo Burkart ⓘ Otto Steinbrinck ⓘ |
| endDate | 1947-12-22 ⓘ |
| focus |
economic exploitation in occupied territories
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industrial support for Nazi rearmament ⓘ relations between big business and the Nazi regime ⓘ use of forced labor in German industry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
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post-World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Allied Control Council Law No. 10
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surface form:
Control Council Law No. 10
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| location |
American Zone of Occupied Germany
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surface form:
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
Nuremberg ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 6 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Flick Trial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States of America vs. Friedrich Flick, et al.
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| partOf |
Nuremberg trials
ⓘ
surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
|
| prosecutor | Telford Taylor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IG Farben Trial
ⓘ
Krupp Trial ⓘ Nuremberg trials ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg Trials
|
| resultForFriedrichFlick | convicted ⓘ |
| resultForOtherDefendants | mixed convictions and acquittals ⓘ |
| resultForOttoSteinbrinck | convicted ⓘ |
| sentenceOfFriedrichFlick | 7 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to development of international criminal law on economic actors
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established responsibility of industrialists for war crimes ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-04-19 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Nazi forced labor program
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economic dimensions of Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| tribunalType |
Wilhelmstrasse Trial
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surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal IV
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| verdictDate | 1947-12-22 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flick Trial Description of subject: The Flick Trial was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in which German industrialist Friedrich Flick and associates were prosecuted for exploiting forced labor and supporting the Nazi war effort during World War II.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NMT Case V (Flick Trial)
this entity surface form:
United States of America vs. Friedrich Flick, et al.
this entity surface form:
Flick trial
this entity surface form:
Flick concern
this entity surface form:
Flick concern