IG Farben Trial
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IG Farben trial | 5 |
| IG Farben Trial canonical | 3 |
| NMT Case VI (I.G. Farben Trial) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: IG Farben Trial Context triple: [Nuremberg trials, hasPart, IG Farben Trial]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews and millions of other targeted groups across Europe.
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D.
WannseeConference
The Wannsee Conference was a 1942 meeting of senior Nazi officials in Berlin where they formalized plans for the systematic genocide of European Jews known as the Holocaust.
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E.
AuschwitzBirkenau
Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest and most infamous Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, where over a million Jews and other victims were systematically murdered during the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: IG Farben Trial Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews and millions of other targeted groups across Europe.
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D.
WannseeConference
The Wannsee Conference was a 1942 meeting of senior Nazi officials in Berlin where they formalized plans for the systematic genocide of European Jews known as the Holocaust.
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E.
AuschwitzBirkenau
Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest and most infamous Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, where over a million Jews and other victims were systematically murdered during the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunal
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post–World War II trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| aimedTo | establish accountability of business leaders for Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States of America v. Carl Krauch, et al.
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linked to:
Krupp Trial
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| charge |
crimes against humanity
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membership in criminal organizations ⓘ plunder and spoliation ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| court |
U.S. Military Tribunal VI
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linked to:
Krupp Trial
|
| defendantsWere |
German industrialists
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IG Farben executives ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-07-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | RuSHA Trial ⓘ |
| hasContext | Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Control Council Law No. 10
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linked to:
Allied Control Council Law No. 10
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| location |
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
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linked to:
Allied occupation of Germany
Nuremberg ⓘ |
| mainDefendant | Carl Krauch ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
corporate responsibility for war crimes
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liability of industrialists in international law ⓘ use of slave labor by private corporations ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 24 ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
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| precededBy | Doctors' Trial ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Telford Taylor ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Holocaust
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Nuremberg Trials ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
World War II ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | IG Farben ⓘ |
| result |
1 mistrial or dismissal
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10 acquittals ⓘ 13 convictions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-08-27 ⓘ |
| subjectOfProsecution |
construction and operation of the Buna/Monowitz plant near Auschwitz
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economic exploitation of occupied territories ⓘ exploitation of concentration camp inmates ⓘ involvement in the Holocaust ⓘ participation in Nazi rearmament ⓘ use of forced labor ⓘ |
| typicalSentenceRange | 1.5 to 8 years imprisonment ⓘ |
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Subject: IG Farben Trial Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (9)
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