'Dachau Trials' Trials by U.S. Army Courts in Europe 1945 - 1948
File Number:
US454
Review Date: 480227 Case Number: 000-50-46-3 (US vs Ewald Heerde et al) Crime Category: War Crimes, NS-Crimes in Detainment Centers
Accused:
Becker, Friedrich - Life Sentence Gutjahr, Georg - Acquittal Heerde, Ewald - 3 Years (st. 450505) Rink, Otto - 3 Years (st. 450503) Schmatz, Sepp - Life Sentence Schmitz, Heinrich - Death Sentence
Teichmann, Reinhold - served but not tried
Tuma, Ottokar - served but not tried Court: General Military Government Court at Dachau, Germany,
471110-471212 Country where the crime had been committed: Germany Crime Location: KL Flossenbürg, (satellite camp KL Flossenbürg), KL
Altenhammer, KL Dresden; evacuation march from KL Flossenbürg to KL Dachau
(April 1945) Crime Date: 420101-450508 Victim: Prisoners, POW's, Jews, Gypsies Nationality: Polish, Soviet, Italian, Hungarian, French, unknown Agency: Detainment Center Staff KL Flossenbürg, KL Altenhammer, KL
Dresden; Civilian Subject of the proceeding: Performing guard and supervisory duties in
the concentration camps as well as during the evacuation transport, thereby
participating in the subjection of POW's and civilian nationals of nations at
war with Germany to cruelties and mistreatment. Mishandling (partly fatal) and
shooting of prisoners within the camp as well as during the evacuation march.
Killing of prisoners by way of lethal injections ('euthanasia'). Medical
mistreatment of prisoners, in part with fatal results. Participation in singel
and group executions of prisoners