Southeast Case
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Southeast Case is the name commonly used for the Hostages Trial, one of the post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunals prosecuting German officers for war crimes against civilians and prisoners in the Balkans.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunal case
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war crimes trial ⓘ |
| appliesToConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Albania
NERFINISHED
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEvents | German occupation policies in Southeast Europe ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
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ill-treatment and murder of prisoners of war ⓘ murder of civilians ⓘ murder of hostages ⓘ plunder and devastation not justified by military necessity ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfJudgment | 1948-02-19 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Ernst Dehner
NERFINISHED
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Ernst von Leyser NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Boehme NERFINISHED ⓘ Helmuth Felmy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Foertsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert Lanz NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl von Le Suire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt von Geitner NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothar Rendulic NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxime de Angelis NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Kuntze NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948-02-19 ⓘ |
| focus | German military operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hostages Trial
NERFINISHED
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The Hostages Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States military tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleDiscussed |
command responsibility
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hostage-taking and reprisal killings ⓘ superior orders ⓘ |
| location |
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
NERFINISHED
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Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Palace of Justice, Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 12 ⓘ |
| outcome |
several acquittals
ⓘ
several convictions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
NERFINISHED
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Subsequent Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutingAuthority | Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1947-07-08 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Nuremberg Military Tribunals, Volume XI: The Hostages Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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