Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf trial
gptkbp:age varied
gptkbp:analyzes several months per defendant
gptkbp:appeal some defendants
gptkbp:casualties increased awareness
gptkbp:community_engagement mixed
significant
gptkbp:court gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkb:former_Nazi_officials
gptkb:District_Court_of_Frankfurt
recorded and transcribed
Frankfurt_courtroom
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films and literature
gptkbp:date 1963-1965
gptkbp:duration 2 years
gptkbp:examinationType eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:focus gptkb:Auschwitz_concentration_camp
crimes against humanity
gptkbp:format public trial
gptkbp:historical_analysis extensive research
gptkbp:historical_significance first major post-war trial of Nazi war criminals
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-World_War_II_Germany
Cold War era.
gptkbp:historicalRecords important_for_Germany
gptkbp:historicalSignificance court transcripts
extensive records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials
gptkbp:impact shaped future war crimes trials
Holocaust_awareness
gptkbp:internationalClassification high
gptkbp:involved large crowds
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for German_law
gptkbp:is_involved_in subsequent war crimes trials
gptkbp:judges appeals process
criminal trial
guilty verdicts
German_judges
gptkbp:legacy remembrance of the Holocaust
gptkbp:legal_representation defense attorneys
gptkbp:location gptkb:Frankfurt,_Germany
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:mediaAppearances documentaries and articles
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Richard_Baer
gptkb:Josef_Mengele
gptkbp:numberOfClaims 22
gptkbp:outcome convictions
sentences ranging from imprisonment to acquittal
some acquitted
some sentenced to life imprisonment
gptkbp:party gptkb:German_government
gptkbp:precedent war crimes prosecution
gptkbp:represents Holocaust_survivors
gptkbp:role varied_positions_in_Auschwitz
gptkbp:significance legal and moral implications
Nuremberg_Trials_precedent
gptkbp:tactics denial of responsibility
following orders
gptkbp:testimonials survivors