IG Farben Trial

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The IG Farben Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal prosecuting executives of the German chemical conglomerate IG Farben for war crimes, including the use of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nuremberg Military Tribunal
post–World War II trial
war crimes trial
aimedTo establish accountability of business leaders for Nazi crimes
alsoKnownAs United States of America v. Carl Krauch, et al.
charge crimes against humanity
membership in criminal organizations
plunder and spoliation
war crimes
country United States of America
court U.S. Military Tribunal VI
defendantsWere German industrialists
IG Farben executives
endDate 1948-07-30
followedBy RuSHA Trial
hasContext Allied occupation of Germany
language English
German
legalBasis Control Council Law No. 10
location American Zone of Occupation in Germany
Nuremberg
mainDefendant Carl Krauch
notableIssue corporate responsibility for war crimes
liability of industrialists in international law
use of slave labor by private corporations
numberOfDefendants 24
oversightBy Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
partOf Nuremberg Military Tribunals
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
precededBy Doctors' Trial
prosecutor Telford Taylor
relatedEvent Holocaust
Nuremberg Trials
World War II
relatedOrganization IG Farben
result 1 mistrial or dismissal
10 acquittals
13 convictions
startDate 1947-08-27
subjectOfProsecution construction and operation of the Buna/Monowitz plant near Auschwitz
economic exploitation of occupied territories
exploitation of concentration camp inmates
involvement in the Holocaust
participation in Nazi rearmament
use of forced labor
typicalSentenceRange 1.5 to 8 years imprisonment

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Flick Trial
Krupp Trial
NMT Case X ("NMT Case VI (I.G. Farben Trial)")
relatedTo
Carl Krauch ("IG Farben trial")
convictedIn
Carl Krauch ("IG Farben trial")
defendantIn
Nuremberg trials
hasPart
IG Farben ("IG Farben trial")
subjectOf

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