Nuremberg IG Farben trial
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The Nuremberg IG Farben trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted executives of the IG Farben chemical conglomerate for their role in Nazi war crimes, including exploitation of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nuremberg IG Farben trial canonical | 1 |
| Nuremberg Trials | 1 |
| U.S. Military Tribunal at Nuremberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nuremberg IG Farben trial Context triple: [Buna-Werke, subjectOf, Nuremberg IG Farben 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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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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Einsatzgruppen Trial
The Einsatzgruppen Trial was a post-World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted leaders of Nazi mobile killing units for mass murder and crimes against humanity committed in Eastern Europe.
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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)
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Target entity: Nuremberg IG Farben trial Target entity description: The Nuremberg IG Farben trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted executives of the IG Farben chemical conglomerate for their role in Nazi war crimes, including exploitation of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Einsatzgruppen Trial
The Einsatzgruppen Trial was a post-World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted leaders of Nazi mobile killing units for mass murder and crimes against humanity committed in Eastern Europe.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunal
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post–World War II trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IG Farben Trial
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surface form:
IG Farben trial
United States of America v. Carl Krauch, et al. ⓘ |
| category |
Nuremberg trials
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surface form:
Nuremberg Trials
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| concernedCompany |
IG Farben
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surface form:
IG Farbenindustrie AG
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| country | Germany ⓘ |
| defendantsWere |
German industrialists
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IG Farben executives ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-07-30 ⓘ |
| focusedOn |
economic exploitation of occupied territories
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industrial complicity in Nazi crimes ⓘ use of concentration camp labor ⓘ |
| followedBy | RuSHA Trial ⓘ |
| heldAt | Palace of Justice, Nuremberg ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established precedent for corporate and industrial responsibility for war crimes
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highlighted collaboration between big business and the Nazi regime ⓘ |
| judgesFrom |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied Control Council Law No. 10 ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt |
American Zone of Occupied Germany
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surface form:
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
|
| mainDefendant | Carl Krauch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSentence | 8 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| numberOfAcquittals | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfConvictions | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfCounts | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfMistrialsOrUntried | 1 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | United States military authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg Subsequent Proceedings
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surface form:
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
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| precededBy | Doctors' Trial ⓘ |
| prosecutedFor |
crimes against humanity
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exploitation of forced labor ⓘ involvement in the Holocaust ⓘ membership in criminal organizations ⓘ plunder and spoliation ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Auschwitz III-Monowitz
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surface form:
Auschwitz III–Monowitz concentration camp
IG Farben ⓘ Nazi economic policies ⓘ Nazi forced labor system ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
acquittals
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convictions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-08-27 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| tribunalType |
United States military commission
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surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal
|
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Subject: Nuremberg IG Farben trial Description of subject: The Nuremberg IG Farben trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted executives of the IG Farben chemical conglomerate for their role in Nazi war crimes, including exploitation of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
this entity surface form:
Nuremberg Trials