Krupp Trial

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nuremberg Military Tribunal
post–World War II trial
war crimes trial
aim to hold industrial leaders accountable for participation in Nazi crimes
charge crimes against humanity
participation in Nazi aggression
plunder of occupied territories
use of forced labor
war crimes
country United States of America
surface form: United States of America (as prosecuting authority)
defendant Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Houdremont
Erich Mueller
Ewald Loeser
Friedrich Janssen
Karl Heinrich Pfirsch
surface form: Friedrich von Buelow

Heinrich Korschan
Heinrich Korschan
surface form: Karl Eberhardt

Karl Heinrich Pfirsch
Heinrich Korschan
surface form: Karl Pfirsch

Karl Ritter von Halt
Ewald Loeser
surface form: Max Ihn

Wilhelm Jaeger
other senior Krupp executives
endDate 1948-07-31
focus Krupp support for German rearmament and aggressive war
activities of the Krupp industrial conglomerate under the Nazi regime
exploitation of foreign civilian workers and prisoners of war
use of concentration camp inmates as forced laborers
hasAlternativeName Krupp Trial
surface form: Krupp Case

NMT Case X
Krupp Trial
surface form: The United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp, et al.
historicalContext post–World War II Allied occupation of Germany
includedIssue corporate responsibility for war crimes
liability of industrialists for Nazi forced labor policies
industryInvolved armaments industry
steel industry
language English
German
legalBasis Allied Control Council Law No. 10
surface form: Control Council Law No. 10
location Allied occupation of Germany
surface form: American Zone of Occupation in Germany

Nuremberg
Palace of Justice, Nuremberg
mainDefendant Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
partOf Nuremberg trials
surface form: Nuremberg Military Tribunals

Nuremberg trials
surface form: Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
prosecutedBy Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes
relatedTo Flick Trial
IG Farben Trial
Krupp (company)
Nuremberg trials
surface form: Nuremberg Trials
result conviction of Alfried Krupp
convictions of several other Krupp executives
sentenceOf Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
sentenceType term of imprisonment
startDate 1947-12-08

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IG Farben Trial alsoKnownAs Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: United States of America v. Carl Krauch, et al.
NMT Case X alsoKnownAs Krupp Trial
NMT Case X alsoKnownAs Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: The United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp et al.
IG Farben Trial court Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: U.S. Military Tribunal VI
Krupp Trial hasAlternativeName Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: The United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp, et al.
Krupp Trial hasAlternativeName Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: Krupp Case
Nuremberg trials hasPart Krupp Trial
Ewald Loeser legalCase Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp et al.
Ministries Trial officialName Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: The United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.
Ewald Loeser partOf Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: Krupp defendants group
this entity surface form: Krupp trial
Erich Mueller participatedIn Krupp Trial
Friedrich Janssen participatedIn Krupp Trial
Heinrich Korschan participatedIn Krupp Trial
Wilhelm Jaeger participatedIn Krupp Trial
Flick Trial relatedTo Krupp Trial
Wilhelm Jaeger stoodTrialIn Krupp Trial
Eduard Houdremont subjectOf Krupp Trial
Ewald Loeser subjectOf Krupp Trial
Karl Heinrich Pfirsch subjectOf Krupp Trial
this entity surface form: Krupp Trial judgment
Krupp (company) subjectOf Krupp Trial
subject surface form: Krupp
this entity surface form: Krupp trial
Erich Mueller wasTriedAt Krupp Trial