Buchenwald Trial
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The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buchenwald trial | 3 |
| Buchenwald Trial canonical | 1 |
| Dachau trials | 1 |
| Dachau war crimes trials | 1 |
| U.S. military tribunal at Dachau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T603554 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buchenwald Trial Context triple: [Buchenwald, subjectOf, Buchenwald Trial]
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Wilhelmstrasse Trial
The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.
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Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
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Krupp Trial
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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IG Farben Trial
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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Doctors' Trial
The Doctors' Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which Nazi physicians and medical administrators were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly for inhumane medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buchenwald Trial Target entity description: The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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A.
Wilhelmstrasse Trial
The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.
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B.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
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C.
Krupp Trial
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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D.
IG Farben Trial
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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E.
Doctors' Trial
The Doctors' Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which Nazi physicians and medical administrators were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly for inhumane medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military tribunal
ⓘ
post–World War II trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| aim | to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for atrocities at Buchenwald ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States of America v. Ulrich Greifelt, et al.
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surface form:
United States of America v. Josias Prince of Waldeck et al.
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| charge |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
participation in a common design to commit atrocities ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| closedOn | 1947-08-14 ⓘ |
| concernedEvent | World War II ⓘ |
| concernedPlace |
Buchenwald
ⓘ
surface form:
Buchenwald concentration camp
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp ⓘ
surface form:
Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defendant |
Hermann Pister
ⓘ
Ilse Koch ⓘ Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont ⓘ Karl-Otto Koch ⓘ |
| defendantGroup |
SS personnel of Buchenwald
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camp functionaries ⓘ civilian collaborators ⓘ |
| heldAt | former Dachau concentration camp site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | postwar occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Army ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Allied Control Council Law No. 10
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customary international law on war crimes ⓘ |
| location |
district of Dachau
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surface form:
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
|
| notableFor | prosecution of Ilse Koch, the so-called "Witch of Buchenwald" ⓘ |
| numberOfAcquittals | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfConvictions | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeathSentences | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 31 ⓘ |
| numberOfLifeSentences | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfPrisonSentences | 8 ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1947-04-11 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army)
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surface form:
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps
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| partOf |
Buchenwald Trial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dachau trials
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| prosecutedFor |
inhumane treatment of prisoners
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medical experiments on inmates ⓘ murder of prisoners ⓘ slave labor exploitation ⓘ starvation of prisoners ⓘ torture of prisoners ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holocaust
ⓘ
Nazi camp system ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi concentration camp system
Nuremberg trials ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
|
| result | multiple convictions and sentences including death and imprisonment ⓘ |
| tribunalType | U.S. General Military Government Court ⓘ |
| year | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buchenwald Trial Description of subject: The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dachau war crimes trials
this entity surface form:
Dachau trials
this entity surface form:
U.S. military tribunal at Dachau
this entity surface form:
Buchenwald trial
this entity surface form:
Buchenwald trial
this entity surface form:
Buchenwald trial