Wilhelmstrasse Trial

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Nuremberg trial criminal trial subsequent Nuremberg trial war crimes trial

The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.

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Label	Occurrences
Nuremberg Ministries Trial	7
Wilhelmstrasse Trial canonical	4
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials	3
U.S. Military Tribunal IV	2
Nuremberg Judges’ Trial	1
United States Military Tribunal IV	1
Wilhelmstrassen-Prozess	1

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Target entity: Wilhelmstrasse Trial
Context triple: [Ministries Trial, alsoKnownAs, Wilhelmstrasse Trial]

A. Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
B. Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
C. IG Farben Trial
The IG Farben Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal prosecuting executives of the German chemical conglomerate IG Farben for war crimes, including the use of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
D. Local Court of Nuremberg
The Local Court of Nuremberg is a first-instance judicial authority in Nuremberg, Germany, responsible for handling civil, criminal, and other local legal matters within its jurisdiction.
E. Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Wilhelmstrasse Trial
Target entity description: The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.

A. Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
B. Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
C. IG Farben Trial
The IG Farben Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal prosecuting executives of the German chemical conglomerate IG Farben for war crimes, including the use of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
D. Local Court of Nuremberg
The Local Court of Nuremberg is a first-instance judicial authority in Nuremberg, Germany, responsible for handling civil, criminal, and other local legal matters within its jurisdiction.
E. Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nuremberg trial ⓘ criminal trial ⓘ subsequent Nuremberg trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ministries Trial ⓘ The Ministries Case ⓘ linked to: Ministries Trial United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. ⓘ
charge	crimes against humanity ⓘ crimes against peace ⓘ membership in criminal organizations ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
conductedBy	United States military authorities ⓘ linked to: United States military representatives
country	Germany ⓘ
defendant	Edmund Veesenmayer ⓘ Emil Puhl ⓘ Ernst Heinrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ linked to: Ernst von Weizsäcker Ernst Wilhelm Bohle ⓘ Ernst Woermann ⓘ Ernst von Weizsäcker ⓘ Ernst von Weizsäcker was the principal defendant ⓘ linked to: Ernst von Weizsäcker Franz Schlegelberger ⓘ Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland ⓘ Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff ⓘ linked to: Ernst Woermann Hans Heinrich Lammers ⓘ Herbert Backe ⓘ Karl Rasche ⓘ linked to: Carl Krauch Karl Ritter ⓘ Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk ⓘ Otto Meissner ⓘ Paul Körner ⓘ Walter Darre ⓘ Wilhelm Keppler ⓘ Wilhelm Stuckart ⓘ
endDate	1949-04-13 ⓘ
focus	officials of Nazi German ministries and government agencies ⓘ persecution and atrocities in occupied territories ⓘ planning and execution of aggressive war ⓘ role of German Foreign Office in Nazi policies ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ German ⓘ
legalBasis	Allied Control Council Law No. 10 ⓘ
location	American Zone of Occupation in Germany ⓘ linked to: Allied occupation of Germany Nuremberg ⓘ
namedAfter	Wilhelmstrasse, the street of many German government ministries in Berlin ⓘ linked to: Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin
numberOfDefendants	21 ⓘ
partOf	Nuremberg Military Tribunals ⓘ linked to: Nuremberg trials Subsequent Nuremberg Trials ⓘ linked to: Nuremberg trials
prosecutor	United States of America ⓘ
result	several convictions and acquittals ⓘ
significance	clarified legal accountability for planning and waging aggressive war ⓘ contributed to development of international criminal law ⓘ established responsibility of ministerial officials for Nazi crimes ⓘ
startDate	1947-01-06 ⓘ
tribunal	U.S. Military Tribunal IV ⓘ linked to: Wilhelmstrasse Trial

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