United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.

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United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted German officers for war crimes committed in the Balkans, particularly involving hostage-taking and reprisals against civilians.

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instanceOf U.S. military tribunal
post–World War II military proceeding
war crimes trial
alsoKnownAs Hostages Trial NERFINISHED
The Hostages Case NERFINISHED
charge crimes against humanity
war crimes
country United States of America
court U.S. Military Tribunal V NERFINISHED
defendant Ernst Dehner NERFINISHED
Ernst von Leyser NERFINISHED
Franz Böhme NERFINISHED
Friedrich Felmy NERFINISHED
Hermann Foertsch NERFINISHED
Hermann Speidel NERFINISHED
Hubert Lanz NERFINISHED
Kurt von Krenzki NERFINISHED
Lothar Rendulic NERFINISHED
Maximilian von Weichs NERFINISHED
Walter Kuntze NERFINISHED
Wilhelm List NERFINISHED
Wilhelm von Geitner NERFINISHED
endDate 1948-02-19
focusRegion Albania NERFINISHED
Balkans NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post–World War II
language English
German
legalDoctrineDiscussed command responsibility
superior responsibility for subordinates
legalStatus completed case
location American Zone of Occupation in Germany NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
mainAllegation illegal hostage-taking
murder of civilians in the Balkans
reprisals against civilians
partOf Subsequent Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED
presidingJudge Charles F. Wennerstrum NERFINISHED
prosecutor Telford Taylor NERFINISHED
result several acquittals
several convictions
startDate 1947-07-08
subjectMatter German military occupation policies in the Balkans
hostage shootings as reprisals
treatment of partisans and civilians

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Hostages Trial hasAlternativeName United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.
High Command Trial officialName United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.
this entity surface form: United States of America vs. Wilhelm von Leeb, et al.