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Wennerstrum Presides as Hostage Trial Opens

United States of America · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1947

Charles F. Wennerstrum15 July 1947

Nuremberg · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Wennerstrum presided when the Hostage Case opened against German commanders charged over reprisals, hostage killings and occupation warfare in southeastern Europe.

Names involved

Charles F. Wennerstrum

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