'Dachau Trials' Trials by U.S. Army Courts in Europe 1945 - 1948
File Number:
US020 Review Date: 471124 Case Nr.: 11-52 (US vs. Bernhard Koenke [Koehnke]) Crime Category: War Crimes Accused: Koehnke, Bernhard - Acquittal Court: General Military Government Court at Dachau, Germany 470915-470916 Country where the crime had been committed: France Crime Location: La Villabeau Crime Date: 440615 Victim: POW’s Nationality: American Agency: Unknown Subject of the proceeding: The accused was part of a search party after three unarmed American air men, who had parachuted from their damaged planes and hid in the woods. During the search the accused shot and killed one of the air men and wounded another