Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt
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The Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt were a series of landmark West German court proceedings in the 1960s that prosecuted former SS personnel for crimes committed at the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, significantly shaping public awareness of the Holocaust in Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt canonical | 1 |
| Frankfurt Auschwitz trials | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal proceeding
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historical event ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| about |
Auschwitz concentration camp
NERFINISHED
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Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| aim | prosecution of Nazi crimes committed at Auschwitz ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Erster Frankfurter Auschwitz-Prozess
NERFINISHED
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Frankfurt Auschwitz trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
accessory to murder
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complicity in murder ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| country | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Landgericht Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1965-08-20 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Frankfurt Auschwitz trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | criminal trial ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Auschwitz survivors as witnesses
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former SS personnel ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
| impact |
shaped German collective memory of the Holocaust
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stimulated historical research on Auschwitz ⓘ |
| legalBasis | German Criminal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
acquittals for some defendants
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long prison sentences for several defendants ⓘ |
| location |
Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
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Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProsecutor | Fritz Bauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in West German press ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the largest West German trial on Auschwitz crimes
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detailed documentation of Auschwitz operations ⓘ use of extensive survivor testimony ⓘ |
| numberOfConvictedPersons | 17 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfIndictedPersons | 22 GENERATED ⓘ |
| organizer | Frankfurt am Main Regional Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | post-war Nazi trials in West Germany ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nuremberg trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Fritz Bauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
increased public awareness of the Holocaust in West Germany
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public discussion of German responsibility for Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-12-20 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Holocaust war crimes ⓘ |
| topic |
Holocaust in German courts
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accountability of mid- and lower-level Nazi perpetrators ⓘ |
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Frankfurt Auschwitz trials