Nuremberg Milch Trial

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The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.

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Nuremberg Military Tribunal VII 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military tribunal
post–World War II trial
subsequent Nuremberg trial
war crimes trial
aim individual criminal responsibility for Nazi forced labor policies
alsoKnownAs Case No. 2
charge conspiracy to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity
crimes against humanity
war crimes
chargeDetail exploitation of concentration camp prisoners
mistreatment of foreign civilian workers
mistreatment of prisoners of war
use of forced labor
country Germany NERFINISHED
court U.S. Military Tribunal II NERFINISHED
defendant Erhard Milch NERFINISHED
defendantAffiliation Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
defendantPosition State Secretary in the Reich Air Ministry
defendantRank Luftwaffe Field Marshal NERFINISHED
endDate 1947-04-17
historicalContext post–World War II Allied occupation of Germany
languageOfProceedings English
German
legalBasis Allied Control Council Law No. 10 NERFINISHED
location American Zone of Occupation in Germany NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
notableAspect focused on exploitation of labor by the Luftwaffe and aviation industry
officialName United States of America vs. Erhard Milch NERFINISHED
partOf Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings NERFINISHED
prosecutingAuthority Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes NERFINISHED
United States military NERFINISHED
relatedTo International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Nuremberg Doctors' Trial NERFINISHED
Nuremberg Pohl Trial NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1954-06-30
sentence life imprisonment
sentenceReduction commuted to 15 years imprisonment
shortName Milch Trial NERFINISHED
startDate 1946-11-14
subjectMatter forced labor program of Nazi Germany
treatment of foreign workers and POWs by the Luftwaffe
use of concentration camp inmates in armaments production
verdictDate 1947-04-17
verdictOnCount guilty of crimes against humanity
guilty of war crimes
not guilty of conspiracy

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Erhard Milch facedWith Nuremberg Milch Trial
Wilhelm Jaeger judicialBody Nuremberg Milch Trial
this entity surface form: Nuremberg Military Tribunal VII