Oswald Pohl Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Oswald Pohl, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1947–19474 events1 places

Chronological biography

1947

Pohl Trial Indictment13 January 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · SS-Obergruppenfuhrer · Nuremberg

Pohl and other WVHA officials were indicted for war crimes, crimes against humanity and SS membership.

Pohl Trial Arraignment10 March 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · SS-Obergruppenfuhrer · Nuremberg

Pohl and the other WVHA defendants were arraigned before Military Tribunal II.

Pohl Trial Opens8 April 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · SS-Obergruppenfuhrer · Nuremberg

The Pohl Case opened against officials of the SS Economic and Administrative Main Office.

Pohl Trial Judgment and Sentence3 November 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · SS-Obergruppenfuhrer · Nuremberg

Pohl was convicted and sentenced to death in the WVHA trial.

Titles and roles

SS-Obergruppenfuhrer

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.