Otto Ohlendorf Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Otto Ohlendorf, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Germany.

3 records1947–19473 events1 places

Chronological biography

1947

Einsatzgruppen Trial Indictment29 July 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Einsatzgruppen Commander · Nuremberg

Ohlendorf and other Einsatzgruppen leaders were indicted for mass murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Einsatzgruppen Trial Opens29 September 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Einsatzgruppen Commander · Nuremberg

The Einsatzgruppen Case opened before a United States military tribunal.

Einsatzgruppen Trial Testimony9 October 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Einsatzgruppen Commander · Nuremberg

Ohlendorf testified in his own defence during the Einsatzgruppen Trial.

Titles and roles

Einsatzgruppen Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.