WVHA Trial at Nuremberg
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Nuremberg Military Tribunal
crimes against humanity trial
subsequent Nuremberg trial
war crimes trial
The WVHA Trial at Nuremberg was one of the subsequent Nuremberg military tribunals in which senior officials of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office were prosecuted for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and their role in the Nazi concentration camp system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WVHA Trial at Nuremberg canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunal
ⓘ
crimes against humanity trial ⓘ subsequent Nuremberg trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| aim |
to establish criminal responsibility for the administration of the concentration camp system
ⓘ
to prosecute economic aspects of Nazi persecution and exploitation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nuremberg Pohl Trial
ⓘ
surface form:
Pohl Trial
Nuremberg Pohl Trial ⓘ
surface form:
United States of America vs. Oswald Pohl et al.
|
| authority |
Allied Control Council
ⓘ
Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS) ⓘ
surface form:
United States Military Government for Germany
|
| chargesIncluded |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
exploitation and murder of concentration camp inmates ⓘ membership in criminal organizations ⓘ participation in the Nazi concentration camp system ⓘ plunder of public and private property ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1948-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1947-04-08 ⓘ |
| defendantsGroup |
members of the SS
ⓘ
senior officials of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office ⓘ |
| focus |
Nazi camp system
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi concentration camp system
SS Main Economic and Administrative Office ⓘ exploitation of concentration camp labor ⓘ plunder and economic administration in occupied territories ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Holocaust accountability
ⓘ
post-World War II Allied war crimes prosecutions ⓘ |
| indictmentDate | 1947-01-13 ⓘ |
| judge |
Fitzroy D. Phillips
ⓘ
John J. Speight ⓘ Michael A. Musmanno ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter of the International Military Tribunal (by reference)
Allied Control Council Law No. 10 ⓘ
surface form:
Control Council Law No. 10
|
| location |
American Zone of Occupied Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
Nuremberg ⓘ |
| mainDefendant | Oswald Pohl ⓘ |
| numberOfAcquittals | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfConvictions | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfIndicted | 18 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | United States military authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg Subsequent Proceedings
ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
Nuremberg Subsequent Proceedings ⓘ
surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings
|
| presidingJudge | Robert M. Toms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy | Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes ⓘ |
| sentencesIncluded |
death sentences
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fixed-term imprisonment ⓘ life imprisonment ⓘ |
| tribunalNumber | 4 ⓘ |
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