Krupp Trial

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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.

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instanceOf Nuremberg Military Tribunal
post–World War II trial
war crimes trial
aim to hold industrial leaders accountable for participation in Nazi crimes
charge crimes against humanity
participation in Nazi aggression
plunder of occupied territories
use of forced labor
war crimes
country United States of America (as prosecuting authority)
defendant Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Houdremont
Erich Mueller
Ewald Loeser
Friedrich Janssen
Friedrich von Buelow
Heinrich Korschan
Karl Eberhardt
linked to: Heinrich Korschan

Karl Heinrich Pfirsch
Karl Pfirsch
linked to: Heinrich Korschan

Karl Ritter von Halt
Max Ihn
linked to: Ewald Loeser

Wilhelm Jaeger
other senior Krupp executives
endDate 1948-07-31
focus Krupp support for German rearmament and aggressive war
activities of the Krupp industrial conglomerate under the Nazi regime
exploitation of foreign civilian workers and prisoners of war
use of concentration camp inmates as forced laborers
hasAlternativeName Krupp Case
linked to: Krupp Trial

NMT Case X
The United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp, et al.
linked to: Krupp Trial
historicalContext post–World War II Allied occupation of Germany
includedIssue corporate responsibility for war crimes
liability of industrialists for Nazi forced labor policies
industryInvolved armaments industry
steel industry
language English
German
legalBasis Control Council Law No. 10
location American Zone of Occupation in Germany
Nuremberg
Palace of Justice, Nuremberg
mainDefendant Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
partOf Nuremberg Military Tribunals
linked to: Nuremberg trials

Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
linked to: Nuremberg trials
prosecutedBy Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes
relatedTo Flick Trial
IG Farben Trial
Krupp (company)
Nuremberg Trials
linked to: Nuremberg trials
result conviction of Alfried Krupp
convictions of several other Krupp executives
sentenceOf Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
sentenceType term of imprisonment
startDate 1947-12-08

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Nuremberg trials hasPart Krupp Trial
Ministries Trial officialName The United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.
linked to: Krupp Trial
Krupp Trial hasAlternativeName The United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp, et al.
linked to: Krupp Trial
Krupp Trial hasAlternativeName Krupp Case
linked to: Krupp Trial
IG Farben Trial alsoKnownAs United States of America v. Carl Krauch, et al.
linked to: Krupp Trial
IG Farben Trial court U.S. Military Tribunal VI
linked to: Krupp Trial
Krupp subjectOf Krupp trial
subject linked to: Krupp (company)
linked to: Krupp Trial
NMT Case X alsoKnownAs Krupp Trial
NMT Case X alsoKnownAs The United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp et al.
linked to: Krupp Trial
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach participantIn Krupp trial
linked to: Krupp Trial
Flick Trial relatedTo Krupp Trial
Eduard Houdremont subjectOf Krupp Trial
Ewald Loeser subjectOf Krupp Trial
Ewald Loeser legalCase United States of America vs. Alfried Krupp et al.
linked to: Krupp Trial
Ewald Loeser partOf Krupp defendants group
linked to: Krupp Trial
Erich Mueller participatedIn Krupp Trial
Erich Mueller wasTriedAt Krupp Trial
Friedrich Janssen participatedIn Krupp Trial
Heinrich Korschan participatedIn Krupp Trial
Karl Heinrich Pfirsch subjectOf Krupp Trial judgment
linked to: Krupp Trial
Wilhelm Jaeger participatedIn Krupp Trial
Wilhelm Jaeger stoodTrialIn Krupp Trial
Krupp family legalHistory Nuremberg Krupp Trial
linked to: Krupp Trial