Milch Trial Opens
Military Tribunal II opened the trial of former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch.
Nuremberg Trials in 1947
184 historical records for 1947.
Musmanno Begins Service in Milch Case
Musmanno began hearing the Milch prosecution as one of the three sitting judges responsible for evaluating testimony, documentary evidence and the defendant's legal responsibility.
Phillips Takes Seat on Milch Tribunal
Phillips took his place as a member of Military Tribunal II when proceedings opened against Erhard Milch at the Palace of Justice.
Speight Serves as Alternate Judge for Milch Case
Speight served as the designated alternate for Military Tribunal II, available to replace a sitting judge if illness or incapacity interrupted the Milch Case.
Toms Presides as Milch Trial Opens
Toms presided as the Milch Case began, placing former Luftwaffe field marshal Erhard Milch before Military Tribunal II on forced-labour and wartime responsibility charges.
Doctors Trial Typhus Vaccine Evidence Presented
The prosecution presents evidence on typhus and vaccine experiments carried out on concentration-camp prisoners under coercive conditions.
Doctors Trial Biological Warfare Evidence Presented
The prosecution examines alleged biological-warfare research and the involvement of medical officials in experimentation on prisoners.
Doctors Trial Euthanasia Evidence Presented
Evidence is presented on the Nazi euthanasia programme and the killing of patients and other persons classified as unfit to live.
Pohl Trial Indictment
Pohl and other WVHA officials were indicted for war crimes, crimes against humanity and SS membership.
Karl Brandt Defence Case Begins
Brandt begins his defence against charges involving medical experiments, euthanasia policy and responsibility within the Nazi health system.
Karl Brandt Testifies in Doctors Trial
Karl Brandt took the stand in his own defence and addressed his authority in the German medical system, euthanasia policy and allegations concerning human experimentation.
Speer Gives Sworn Interrogation for Milch Case
Speer was examined under oath in connection with the Milch Case, answering questions about Milch's position, armaments administration, labour matters and wartime organizational relationships.
Gutzeit Testifies on Karl Brandt Medical Reputation
Gutzeit testified about Karl Brandt's professional standing and discussed wartime medical administration in support of the lead defendant's case.
Hippke Testifies in Milch Defence
Former Luftwaffe medical inspector Erich Hippke gives defence evidence concerning medical administration and responsibility for wartime experiments.
Lammers Testifies for Karl Brandt Defence
Lammers gave evidence about Karl Brandt's access to Hitler, governmental responsibilities and the administrative setting in which Brandt exercised medical authority.
Handloser Defence Case Begins
Handloser's defence addresses command responsibility within the German armed forces medical service and his connection to wartime experimentation.
Handloser Testifies on Military Medical Command
Handloser testified about the structure of the armed-forces medical service and disputed that his senior position gave him operational control over every experimental programme.
Richter Testifies in Milch Case
Karl Richter appears for the defence as the Milch proceedings examine responsibility for aviation medicine and forced labour.
Neff Appears in Milch Trial
Walter Neff gives evidence in the Milch Case concerning matters already examined in connection with concentration-camp medical experiments.
Blair Appointed Judge of Tribunal III
Blair received appointment to Military Tribunal III, giving him responsibility for hearing evidence about the use of German courts as instruments of persecution.
Brand Appointed Judge of Tribunal III
Brand was appointed a member of Military Tribunal III and joined the judicial panel created to hear the prosecution of Nazi-era legal officials.
Harding Named Alternate Judge of Tribunal III
Harding was named alternate judge for the Justice Case, providing the tribunal with a replacement member if one of the regular judges became unable to continue.
Marshall Appointed Presiding Judge of Tribunal III
Marshall was designated presiding judge of Military Tribunal III, the court constituted to hear the Justice Case against judges and Justice Ministry officials.
Ruff Testifies in Milch Case
Siegfried Ruff is called in the Milch defence to address aviation research and questions surrounding high-altitude experimentation.
Speer Testifies for Milch Defence
Albert Speer testifies about Milch's wartime position, armaments administration and relations within the German war economy.
Wolff Testifies in Milch Case
Karl Wolff appears as a defence witness while the Tribunal considers Milch's connections with senior Nazi and SS officials.
Wuerfler Testifies for Handloser Defence
Wuerfler described the armed-forces medical hierarchy and offered evidence intended to define the practical limits of Handloser's command authority.
Bernhard Schmidt Testifies on Military Medical Organization
Schmidt explained military medical organization and responsibilities, supplying the Tribunal with evidence relevant to the defence of Siegfried Handloser.
Hartleben Testifies on Handloser Command Structure
Hartleben testified about reporting relationships within German military medicine and the channels through which research and administrative decisions were communicated.
Rostock Defence Case Begins
Rostock opens his defence against allegations concerning the organisation and coordination of criminal medical research.
Rostock Testifies on Medical Research Administration
Rostock described his work in medical research administration and challenged the prosecution's claim that his office coordinated criminal experiments on concentration-camp prisoners.
Christensen Testifies for Rostock Defence
Christensen gave evidence about the Office for Medical Science and Research and supported Rostock's argument that the organization did not centrally direct criminal experiments.
Karlstetter Testifies in Rostock Defence
Karlstetter testified about administrative matters surrounding Rostock's office and supplied evidence concerning its daily work and personnel relationships.
Schroeder Defence Case Begins
Schroeder's defence examines his Luftwaffe medical responsibilities and the evidence connecting him to experiments on concentration-camp prisoners.
Schroeder Testifies on Luftwaffe Medical Service
Schroeder testified about Luftwaffe medical responsibilities, research requests and his knowledge of experiments involving seawater, aviation medicine and infectious disease.
Jentsch Testifies for Schroeder Defence
Jentsch described Luftwaffe medical administration and offered testimony concerning Schroeder's responsibilities, communications and involvement in wartime research programmes.
Augustinick Testifies on Luftwaffe Medical Work
Augustinick gave evidence about Luftwaffe medical operations and sought to clarify how research proposals and orders moved through the service during Schroeder's tenure.
Genzken Defence Case Begins
Genzken begins answering charges arising from his senior medical role in the Waffen-SS and alleged participation in experimentation.
Genzken Testifies on Waffen SS Medical Authority
Genzken explained the organization of Waffen-SS medical services and responded to allegations linking his command position with experiments performed on prisoners.
Witt Testifies for Schroeder Defence
Witt appeared for Schroeder's defence and provided evidence about the administrative context of Luftwaffe medical work examined by the Tribunal.
Gebhardt Defence Case Begins
Gebhardt opens his defence concerning surgical experiments, SS medical authority and operations conducted on prisoners at Ravensbrueck.
Gebhardt Testifies on Ravensbrueck Experiments
Gebhardt defended the surgical experiments conducted at Ravensbrueck and described the medical reasoning he claimed lay behind wound-treatment and bone-transplant procedures.
Raeder Testifies in Milch Case
Erich Raeder gives defence testimony concerning Milch's standing within the German leadership and wartime command structure.
Justice Case Tests Criminal Use of Courts
The Justice Case examines whether judges and ministry officials used legal institutions as instruments of persecution and unlawful punishment.
Justice Trial Opens
The Justice Case opened against former judges and Justice Ministry officials accused of using the legal system for persecution.
Fischer Defence Case Begins
Fischer begins his defence over his work as Gebhardt's assistant and his participation in experimental surgery on prisoners.
Fischer Testifies on Experimental Surgery
Fischer testified about his work as Gebhardt's assistant and described his participation in surgical experiments carried out on women imprisoned at Ravensbrueck.
Pohl Trial Arraignment
Pohl and the other WVHA defendants were arraigned before Military Tribunal II.
Milch Begins Personal Defence Testimony
Milch takes the stand in his own defence and addresses allegations involving forced labour and his responsibilities in the Luftwaffe war economy.
Blome Defence Case Begins
Blome answers allegations involving biological warfare, medical research administration and the Nazi euthanasia programme.
Kosmehl Testifies before Blome Defence
Kosmehl testified about medical research and administrative matters before Blome's own testimony began, providing background for the biological-warfare allegations.
Blome Testifies on Biological Warfare Research
Blome gave evidence about biological-warfare research, plague and vaccine work, while denying that he personally conducted criminal experiments on concentration-camp inmates.
Behl Testifies in Justice Case
Conrad Behl testifies as the prosecution develops its case concerning the use of German courts as instruments of political persecution.
Flick Amended Indictment Filed
An amended indictment refines the charges against Flick and five associates concerning forced labour, plunder and financial support for the SS.
Flick Trial Indictment
Flick and five executives were indicted for offences including slave labour, plunder and support for the SS.
Pieck Testifies during Blome Defence
Pieck appeared during Blome's defence and gave evidence used to challenge parts of the prosecution's account of wartime medical and biological research.
Meine Testifies for Rudolf Brandt Defence
Meine described work within Himmler's staff and helped explain the administrative environment in which Rudolf Brandt handled correspondence concerning SS medical matters.
Rudolf Brandt Defence Case Begins
Rudolf Brandt begins his defence concerning administrative support for SS medical programmes and correspondence handled for Heinrich Himmler.
Rudolf Brandt Testifies on Himmler Correspondence
Rudolf Brandt described his administrative work for Heinrich Himmler and attempted to distinguish clerical transmission of orders from responsibility for the medical programmes discussed in correspondence.
Mrugowsky Defence Case Begins
Mrugowsky's defence addresses vaccine research, camp experiments and his leadership role in the Waffen-SS Hygiene Institute.
Mrugowsky Testifies on SS Hygiene Institute
Mrugowsky testified about the Waffen-SS Hygiene Institute, vaccine research and his relationship to typhus, poison and other experiments examined by the prosecution.
Seiler Testifies in Justice Case
Irene Seiler gives evidence about Nazi racial law enforcement and the human consequences of politically controlled judicial proceedings.
Ferber Testifies in Justice Case
Karl Ferber begins testimony concerning judicial practice under National Socialism and the operation of special political courts.
Horn Testifies in Mrugowsky Defence
Horn testified about medical and laboratory matters relevant to Mrugowsky's defence against allegations involving vaccines, poisons and the Waffen-SS Hygiene Institute.
Oberheuser Defence Case Begins
Oberheuser begins her defence concerning medical experiments performed on women imprisoned at Ravensbrueck.
Oberheuser Testifies on Ravensbrueck Medical Work
Oberheuser described her duties at Ravensbrueck and answered evidence concerning treatment of prisoners subjected to wound, drug and surgical experiments.
Pohl Trial Opens
The Pohl Case opened against officials of the SS Economic and Administrative Main Office.
Poppendick Defence Case Begins
Poppendick opens his defence against charges connected with SS racial institutions and criminal medical experimentation.
Poppendick Testifies on SS Medical Administration
Poppendick testified about SS medical administration and denied exercising the degree of control over experimental programmes alleged by the prosecution.
Doebig Testifies in Justice Case
Friedrich Doebig gives evidence on the transformation of German judicial institutions and pressures placed on judges under the Nazi regime.
Sievers Defence Case Begins
Sievers begins his defence over the Ahnenerbe's role in medical experiments and the Jewish skeleton collection project.
Sievers Testifies on Ahnenerbe Medical Projects
Sievers gave evidence about Ahnenerbe research, its links with SS medical projects and the administrative chain behind experiments and the Jewish skeleton collection.
Borkenau Testifies during Sievers Defence
Borkenau testified during the Sievers case and supplied background evidence intended to assist the defence in interpreting the defendant's political and institutional circumstances.
May Testifies for Sievers Defence
May gave evidence concerning the Ahnenerbe and the institutional setting in which Sievers carried out administrative duties connected with research projects.
Hielscher Testifies for Sievers Defence
Hielscher described his contacts with Sievers and provided personal and political evidence that the defence used to characterize Sievers's conduct under the Nazi regime.
Topf Testifies on Sievers Activities
Topf gave evidence about Sievers's wartime activities and relationships, adding testimony to the defence case concerning the Ahnenerbe administrator.
Block Testifies for Gerhard Rose Defence
Block testified about infectious-disease research and professional circumstances relevant to Gerhard Rose's defence against charges connected with typhus and malaria experimentation.
Milch Trial Judgment Delivered
Military Tribunal II delivers judgment, acquitting Milch on medical-experiment allegations but convicting him on forced-labour charges.
Rose Defence Case Begins
Rose opens his defence concerning typhus research, vaccine testing and experiments carried out on concentration-camp prisoners.
Toms Presides over Milch Judgment
Toms presided when Military Tribunal II announced its judgment in the Milch Case after completing the evidentiary and argument stages of the trial.
Hoering Testifies on Rose Medical Research
Hoering discussed scientific work associated with Rose and addressed medical research practices that the defence argued were distinct from coercive camp experimentation.
Milch Trial Sentence
Milch was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction on two counts.
Rose Testifies on Typhus and Malaria Research
Rose testified about infectious-disease research and defended his actions concerning typhus and malaria work that prosecutors connected with experimentation on prisoners.
Flick Arraigned before Military Tribunal IV
Flick is arraigned with the other defendants and enters a plea as the industrialist prosecution moves into open court.
Flick Trial Opens
The fifth Subsequent Nuremberg Proceeding opened against Friedrich Flick and five associates.
Christianson Takes Seat on Flick Tribunal
Christianson took his seat on the tribunal at the opening of the Flick Case and began hearing evidence concerning industrial conduct during the war.
Dixon Serves as Alternate Judge in Flick Case
Dixon served as alternate judge for the Flick Tribunal, standing ready to preserve continuity of the trial if a regular member could no longer sit.
Richman Joins Flick Tribunal
Richman joined the sitting judicial panel as the Flick proceedings commenced and the prosecution began presenting its case against the industrial defendants.
Sears Presides as Flick Trial Opens
Sears presided when the Flick Case opened against industrialist Friedrich Flick and five associates accused of wartime exploitation and support for criminal organizations.
Ruff Defence Case Begins
Ruff begins his defence regarding aviation medicine and the high-altitude experiments conducted at Dachau.
Ruff Testifies on High Altitude Research
Ruff described aviation-medicine research and sought to separate his scientific work from the lethal high-altitude experiments conducted on prisoners at Dachau.
Romberg Testifies on Dachau Aviation Experiments
Romberg testified about his participation in aviation experiments and explained the role he claimed to have played during high-altitude research at Dachau.
IG Farben Trial Indictment
Krauch and other IG Farben executives were indicted for aggressive war, plunder, slave labour and related crimes.
Weltz Testifies on Aviation Medicine Institute
Weltz described the Institute for Aviation Medicine and denied responsibility for criminal experimentation carried out outside the research activities he supervised.
Hederich Testifies during Brack Defence
Hederich gave evidence about administrative and political matters relevant to Viktor Brack's role in the Chancellery and the programmes examined at trial.
Pfannmueller Testifies on Euthanasia Programme
Pfannmueller testified about the euthanasia programme and institutional medical practices, providing evidence during the defence phase of Viktor Brack's case.
Hostage Trial Indictment
List and other German commanders were indicted over reprisals, hostage killings and crimes in southeastern Europe.
Brack Testifies on Euthanasia and Sterilization
Brack testified about his role in the Chancellery, the euthanasia programme and proposals for mass sterilization, while disputing aspects of the prosecution's account.
Becker-Freyseng Testifies on Seawater Research
Becker-Freyseng described Luftwaffe research into making seawater drinkable and answered allegations concerning the design and approval of experiments at Dachau.
Jaeger Testifies for Becker-Freyseng Defence
Jaeger appeared for Becker-Freyseng and discussed aviation-medicine research and scientific questions associated with the defendant's work.
Schaefer Testifies on Seawater Treatment Methods
Schaefer explained competing methods for treating seawater and denied that his scientific work made him responsible for coercive testing performed on prisoners.
Vollhardt Testifies in Schaefer Defence
Vollhardt testified during Schaefer's defence about scientific work on seawater treatment and the research context in which the competing methods were evaluated.
Dorn Testifies before Beiglboeck Defence
Dorn gave evidence concerning medical research and procedures relevant to the seawater experiments before Beiglboeck's own extended testimony began.
Beiglboeck Testifies on Dachau Seawater Experiments
Beiglboeck defended his conduct during the Dachau seawater experiments and addressed the treatment, observation and condition of the prisoners used as test subjects.
Ivy Gives Expert Testimony on Human Experimentation
Ivy presented expert evidence on accepted medical research standards, voluntary consent and the ethical distinctions between legitimate experimentation and coercive testing on prisoners.
Milch Sentence Affirmed by Military Governor
The United States Military Governor affirms Milch's life sentence after review of the judgment in the second Subsequent Nuremberg Proceeding.
Tschofenig Testifies on Seawater Experiments
Tschofenig gave prosecution testimony concerning the Dachau seawater experiments and described conditions surrounding the prisoners who were used as experimental subjects.
Brand Becomes Presiding Judge of Tribunal III
Brand became presiding judge after Carrington Marshall was relieved because of illness, while Harding moved from alternate status to a full judicial seat.
Hoven Testifies on Buchenwald Medical Activity
Hoven testified about his duties at Buchenwald and answered charges involving typhus experiments, killings by injection and participation in the euthanasia programme.
Justice Case Defence Phase Addresses Rothaug
The defence phase begins as Rothaug and other judicial defendants answer allegations that courts were deliberately used for persecution and unlawful punishment.
Pokorny Testifies on Sterilization Proposal
Pokorny defended the memorandum in which he discussed a possible sterilization method and argued that he had not taken part in experiments on prisoners.
Altstoetter Defence Case Presented
Altstoetter's defence contests allegations arising from his Justice Ministry position and his membership in the SS.
Flick Defence Case Opens
The defence opens its case and Flick begins giving evidence about his companies, wartime labour practices and relations with Nazi institutions.
Flick Cross-Examination Begins
Prosecutors begin cross-examining Flick about corporate decisions, forced labour, occupied property and payments connected with the SS.
Burke Takes Seat on Hostage Tribunal
Burke took his place on the Hostage Tribunal as the prosecution began presenting evidence about command responsibility and retaliatory measures against civilians.
Carter Joins Hostage Tribunal
Carter joined the judicial panel at the start of the Hostage Case and participated in examining the legality of German occupation orders and reprisals.
Hostage Trial Opens
The Hostage Case opened before Military Tribunal V.
Oeschey Defence Evidence Presented
Oeschey's defence addresses his work in special courts and the prosecution's claim that judicial authority became an instrument of persecution.
Wennerstrum Presides as Hostage Trial Opens
Wennerstrum presided when the Hostage Case opened against German commanders charged over reprisals, hostage killings and occupation warfare in southeastern Europe.
Schacht Testifies in Flick Trial
Hjalmar Schacht appears as a defence witness during the industrialist trial and gives evidence concerning German economic policy and Flick's position.
Einsatzgruppen Trial Indictment
Ohlendorf and other Einsatzgruppen leaders were indicted for mass murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Steinbrinck Begins Flick Trial Testimony
Otto Steinbrinck takes the stand in his defence and addresses his corporate activities and links with SS financial circles.
IG Farben Defendants Arraigned
Krauch and other IG Farben executives enter pleas as Military Tribunal VI formally brings the industrial defendants before the court.
Doctors Trial Verdict
The tribunal found Brandt guilty as it delivered the Doctors Trial verdicts.
Nuremberg Code
The Doctors Trial judgment set out ten principles for permissible human experimentation, later known as the Nuremberg Code.
Doctors Trial Sentence
Brandt received a death sentence after conviction in the Doctors Trial.
Hebert Begins Service on IG Farben Tribunal
Hebert began service as a judge in the IG Farben Case, hearing allegations involving aggressive war, economic plunder and forced labour.
IG Farben Trial Opens
Military Tribunal VI opened the IG Farben Case against company executives.
Lautenschlaeger Arraigned in IG Farben Case
Friedrich Lautenschlaeger is separately arraigned as the prosecution formally opens the IG Farben case.
Merrell Serves as Alternate Judge in IG Farben Case
Merrell served as the alternate member of Military Tribunal VI throughout the opening phase of the lengthy prosecution of IG Farben executives.
Morris Takes Seat on IG Farben Tribunal
Morris joined the bench when the IG Farben trial began and shared responsibility for assessing a vast documentary record concerning the wartime chemical conglomerate.
Shake Presides as IG Farben Trial Opens
Shake presided as Military Tribunal VI opened the IG Farben Case against senior company executives accused of offences including plunder and slave labour.
Hans Wagner Testifies in IG Farben Case
Hans Wagner gives testimony as prosecutors develop documentary evidence about IG Farben's wartime organisation and activities.
John Morgan Testifies in IG Farben Case
General John Morgan appears as a prosecution witness during presentation of evidence concerning industrial operations in occupied Europe.
Einsatzgruppen Trial Arraignment
Blobel pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in the Einsatzgruppen Case.
Hanneken Testifies in IG Farben Case
Hermann von Hanneken gives evidence about wartime industrial administration and the relationship between the German state and major companies.
Crawford Joins Einsatzgruppen Tribunal
Crawford served on the three-judge panel that heard the Einsatzgruppen prosecution against senior members of the mobile killing formations.
Einsatzgruppen Case Targets Mobile Killing Commanders
The Einsatzgruppen proceeding prosecutes commanders and officers accused of directing systematic mass shootings in occupied eastern Europe.
Einsatzgruppen Trial Opens
The Einsatzgruppen Case opened before a United States military tribunal.
O'Connell Takes Seat in Einsatzgruppen Case
O'Connell joined the bench at the opening of the Einsatzgruppen trial and began hearing documentary and testimonial evidence concerning systematic mass murder.
Wyatt Presides as Einsatzgruppen Trial Opens
Wyatt presided when the Einsatzgruppen Case opened against commanders and officers of mobile killing units responsible for mass shootings in occupied eastern Europe.
Elias Testifies in IG Farben Case
Nathaniel Elias testifies as the Tribunal hears evidence concerning wartime corporate operations and occupied property.
RuSHA Tribunal Constituted
Military Tribunal I was reconstituted to hear the RuSHA Case against racial and resettlement officials.
Schmidt Testifies in IG Farben Case
Paul Otto Schmidt appears as a witness while prosecutors explore diplomatic and governmental aspects of German economic expansion.
Einsatzgruppen Trial Testimony
Ohlendorf testified in his own defence during the Einsatzgruppen Trial.
Rothaug Final Defence Arguments Heard
Defence counsel presents final arguments for Rothaug as the Justice Case approaches the end of its evidentiary and argument phase.
Justice Trial Final Statements
The Justice Case concluded its evidentiary phase with final statements from the defendants.
Crawford Joins RuSHA Tribunal
Crawford joined the RuSHA judicial panel as prosecutors opened a case centred on racial resettlement programmes and the removal of children from occupied populations.
O'Connell Takes Seat on RuSHA Tribunal
O'Connell took his place on the RuSHA Tribunal and began hearing evidence concerning SS racial administration and forced population policies.
RuSHA Trial Opens
The RuSHA Case opened against officials involved in Nazi racial and resettlement policies.
Wyatt Presides as RuSHA Trial Opens
Wyatt presided when the RuSHA Case opened against SS officials charged in connection with racial policies, population transfers, kidnapping and persecution.
Wirsich Testifies in RuSHA Case
Kuno Wirsich testifies as prosecutors present evidence about forced resettlement, Germanization and SS racial policy.
Bach-Zelewski Testifies in RuSHA Case
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski gives evidence concerning SS structures and policies connected with population transfers and racial persecution.
Heinze-Wisswede Testifies in RuSHA Case
Maria Heinze-Wisswede gives testimony relating to racial selection, family policy and the administration of SS resettlement programmes.
Hitzfeld Testifies in RuSHA Case
Ernst Hitzfeld testifies while the Tribunal examines the machinery used to classify and displace populations in occupied territories.
Roegner Testifies in RuSHA Case
Adolf Roegner appears as a prosecution witness during evidence on resettlement operations and treatment of occupied populations.
Ehlich Testifies in RuSHA Case
Hans Ehlich gives evidence concerning SS population policy and the institutions responsible for resettlement and Germanization.
Pancke Testifies for RuSHA Defence
Guenther Pancke appears for the defence and addresses the organisation and authority of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office.
Hanfova Testifies about Nazi Racial Policies
Maria Hanfova gives evidence as the prosecution documents the human effects of racial selection and occupation policy.
RuSHA Trial Testimony
Dolezalova, a child abducted after the destruction of Lidice, was sworn as a prosecution witness.
Pohl Trial Judgment and Sentence
Pohl was convicted and sentenced to death in the WVHA trial.
Krupp Trial Arraignment
Krupp and the other defendants were arraigned before the United States military tribunal.
Ministries Trial Indictment
Weizsaecker and other senior officials were indicted in the Ministries Case.
Flick Prosecution Closing Statement
The prosecution delivers its closing argument, summarising allegations of slave labour, plunder and support for criminal SS organisations.
Greifelt Begins RuSHA Defence Testimony
Ulrich Greifelt begins his own testimony and disputes prosecution claims about his responsibility for coercive resettlement policy.
Flick Defence Closing Arguments Begin
Defence counsel begins final argument for Flick and his co-defendants, challenging the legal and factual basis of the prosecution case.
Diels Testifies in IG Farben Case
Former Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels gives evidence during the IG Farben proceedings concerning political and economic relationships in the Nazi state.
High Command Case Examines Senior Military Responsibility
The High Command prosecution addresses the responsibility of senior commanders for unlawful orders, occupation practices and crimes committed by forces under their authority.
High Command Trial Indictment
Leeb and other senior Wehrmacht commanders were indicted in the High Command Case.
Flick Prosecution Rebuttal Delivered
The prosecution answers the defence closing submissions before the Tribunal withdraws to consider the industrialist case.
Ohlendorf Testifies in IG Farben Case
Otto Ohlendorf appears as a witness as the industrial trial considers links between corporate activity and Nazi state institutions.
Justice Case Judgment Begins
Military Tribunal III begins reading its judgment on the criminal responsibility of judges and Justice Ministry officials.
Justice Trial Judgment
Military Tribunal III began delivering judgment in the Justice Case.
Justice Case Sentences Announced
The Tribunal announces sentences after convicting ten defendants and acquitting others in the Justice Case.
Justice Trial Sentence
Rothaug received life imprisonment after conviction in the Justice Case.
Wolff Testifies in RuSHA Case
Karl Wolff appears as a defence witness and gives evidence concerning SS command relationships and racial-policy organisations.
Anderson Presides as Krupp Trial Opens
Anderson presided as the Krupp Case opened against industrial executives accused of exploiting forced labour and participating in the seizure of property in occupied territories.
Daly Takes Seat on Krupp Tribunal
Daly took his seat as a member of the Krupp Tribunal when proceedings began against Alfried Krupp and senior officials of the industrial concern.
Krupp Trial Opens
The Krupp Case opened against industrial managers accused of plunder and forced-labour offences.
Wilkins Joins Krupp Tribunal
Wilkins joined the judicial panel at the opening of the Krupp Case and shared responsibility for deciding the industrialists' criminal liability.
Krauch Defence Opening Presented
Counsel opens Krauch's defence, challenging allegations that senior IG Farben management bears criminal responsibility for wartime policies.
Flick Trial Judgment and Sentence
Flick was convicted on selected counts and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
Sears Presides over Flick Judgment and Sentencing
Sears presided when the tribunal delivered judgment and imposed sentences in the Flick Case after months of testimony, documents and closing arguments.
Industrialist Cases Examine Corporate Complicity
The Flick, IG Farben and Krupp proceedings test individual responsibility for forced labour, plunder and corporate participation in the Nazi war economy