United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.
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United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted German officers for war crimes committed in the Balkans, particularly involving hostage-taking and reprisals against civilians.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7874588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. Context triple: [Hostages Trial, hasAlternativeName, United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.]
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United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al.
United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al. was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal case prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from inhumane medical experiments and the euthanasia program.
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B.
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
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United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I was the first American-run post–World War II military court at Nuremberg, best known for prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial.
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United States v. Sokolow
United States v. Sokolow is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment, particularly in the context of drug courier profiling and investigative stops.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. Target entity description: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted German officers for war crimes committed in the Balkans, particularly involving hostage-taking and reprisals against civilians.
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A.
United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al.
United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al. was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal case prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from inhumane medical experiments and the euthanasia program.
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B.
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I was the first American-run post–World War II military court at Nuremberg, best known for prosecuting Nazi physicians and officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial.
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E.
United States v. Sokolow
United States v. Sokolow is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment, particularly in the context of drug courier profiling and investigative stops.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military tribunal
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post–World War II military proceeding ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hostages Trial
ⓘ
The Hostages Case ⓘ
linked to:
Hostages Trial
|
| charge |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| court |
U.S. Military Tribunal V
ⓘ
linked to:
High Command Trial
|
| defendant |
Ernst Dehner
ⓘ
Ernst von Leyser ⓘ Franz Böhme ⓘ Friedrich Felmy ⓘ Hermann Foertsch ⓘ Hermann Speidel ⓘ Hubert Lanz ⓘ Kurt von Krenzki ⓘ Lothar Rendulic ⓘ Maximilian von Weichs ⓘ Walter Kuntze ⓘ Wilhelm List ⓘ Wilhelm von Geitner ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-02-19 ⓘ |
| focusRegion |
Albania
ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ Greece ⓘ Norway ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineDiscussed |
command responsibility
ⓘ
superior responsibility for subordinates ⓘ |
| legalStatus | completed case ⓘ |
| location |
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
American Zone of Occupied Germany
Nuremberg ⓘ |
| mainAllegation |
illegal hostage-taking
ⓘ
murder of civilians in the Balkans ⓘ reprisals against civilians ⓘ |
| partOf |
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg Subsequent Proceedings
|
| presidingJudge | Charles F. Wennerstrum ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Telford Taylor ⓘ |
| result |
several acquittals
ⓘ
several convictions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-07-08 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
German military occupation policies in the Balkans
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hostage shootings as reprisals ⓘ treatment of partisans and civilians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. Description of subject: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al. was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted German officers for war crimes committed in the Balkans, particularly involving hostage-taking and reprisals against civilians.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.
linked to: United States of America v. Wilhelm List et al.