United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
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United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States of America vs. Erhard Milch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4463375 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States of America vs. Erhard Milch Context triple: [Nuremberg Milch Trial, officialName, United States of America vs. Erhard Milch]
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United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al.
United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al. was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal case prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from inhumane medical experiments and the euthanasia program.
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B.
United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.
United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. was a post–World War II American military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted senior officials of the German Foreign Office and other ministries for their roles in Nazi war crimes and aggressive war.
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C.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
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D.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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E.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
- 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: United States of America vs. Erhard Milch Target entity description: United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
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A.
United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al.
United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al. was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal case prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from inhumane medical experiments and the euthanasia program.
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B.
United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.
United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. was a post–World War II American military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted senior officials of the German Foreign Office and other ministries for their roles in Nazi war crimes and aggressive war.
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C.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
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D.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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E.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg war crimes trial
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military tribunal case ⓘ |
| aim |
establishment of individual responsibility for war crimes
ⓘ
prosecution of Nazi leadership for forced labor policies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Milch Case
NERFINISHED
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The Milch Trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Crimes against humanity trial
ⓘ
World War II war crimes trial ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
mistreatment of concentration camp inmates ⓘ mistreatment of prisoners of war ⓘ participation in slave labor program ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| countryOfCourt | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | United States Military Tribunal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfSentence | 1947-04-17 ⓘ |
| defendant | Erhard Milch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantRoleAlleged |
responsible for exploitation of concentration camp inmates
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responsible for mistreatment of prisoners of war ⓘ responsible for use of forced labor in aircraft production ⓘ |
| endDate | 1947-04-17 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II ⓘ |
| judge |
Fitzroy D. Phillips
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael A. Musmanno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Control Council Law No. 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | military justice ⓘ |
| location |
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Robert M. Toms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutor | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Luftwaffe armaments production
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Nazi forced labor program ⓘ Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceLaterCommutedTo | 15 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| startDate | 1946-11-14 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international criminal law scholarship
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studies of forced labor in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| verdict |
guilty on count of crimes against humanity
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guilty on count of war crimes ⓘ |
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Subject: United States of America vs. Erhard Milch Description of subject: United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
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