Ossietzky treason trial
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The Ossietzky treason trial was a high-profile Weimar-era court case in which German journalist and pacifist Carl von Ossietzky was prosecuted for exposing secret rearmament in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leipzig Trial | 1 |
| Ossietzky Weltbühne trial | 1 |
| Ossietzky treason trial canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ossietzky treason trial Context triple: [Carl von Ossietzky, subjectOf, Ossietzky treason trial]
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Wilhelmstrasse 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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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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Hauptmann von Köpenick affair
The Hauptmann von Köpenick affair was a 1906 incident in which an impostor dressed as a Prussian army officer seized control of the town hall in Köpenick and stole the city treasury, famously exposing the blind obedience to military authority in the German Empire.
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Nuremberg Milch Trial
The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.
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Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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- 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: Ossietzky treason trial Target entity description: The Ossietzky treason trial was a high-profile Weimar-era court case in which German journalist and pacifist Carl von Ossietzky was prosecuted for exposing secret rearmament in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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A.
Wilhelmstrasse 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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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.
Hauptmann von Köpenick affair
The Hauptmann von Köpenick affair was a 1906 incident in which an impostor dressed as a Prussian army officer seized control of the town hall in Köpenick and stole the city treasury, famously exposing the blind obedience to military authority in the German Empire.
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D.
Nuremberg Milch Trial
The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.
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E.
Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court case
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treason trial ⓘ |
| basedOn | Weltbühne article on German air force rearmament ⓘ |
| charge |
betrayal of military secrets
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treason ⓘ |
| country | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| court |
German state court
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Reichsgericht ⓘ |
| defendant |
Carl von Ossietzky
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Walter Kreiser ⓘ |
| endTime | 1931 ⓘ |
| followedBy | imprisonment of Carl von Ossietzky ⓘ |
| genre | state security trial ⓘ |
| hasContext |
interwar European disarmament debates
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post–World War I restrictions on German armaments ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased persecution of pacifists in Germany
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international attention to German rearmament ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
German Penal Code
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linked to:
German Criminal Code
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| legalIssue |
conflict between national security and press freedom
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violation of military secrecy laws ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| participant |
Carl von Ossietzky
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German military establishment ⓘ Walter Kreiser ⓘ |
| plaintiff | German state ⓘ |
| precededBy | publication of secret rearmament information in Die Weltbühne ⓘ |
| prosecutor | German military authorities ⓘ |
| publicationInvolved | Die Weltbühne ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carl von Ossietzky Nobel Peace Prize
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linked to:
Carl von Ossietzky
Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| result | conviction ⓘ |
| sentence | 18 months imprisonment ⓘ |
| significance |
exposed secret German rearmament
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symbol of conflict between pacifism and militarism in Germany ⓘ test case for press freedom in Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| startTime | 1931 ⓘ |
| topic |
German rearmament
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freedom of the press ⓘ military secrecy ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
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Subject: Ossietzky treason trial Description of subject: The Ossietzky treason trial was a high-profile Weimar-era court case in which German journalist and pacifist Carl von Ossietzky was prosecuted for exposing secret rearmament in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Ossietzky treason trial
linked to: Ossietzky treason trial