'Dachau Trials' Trials by U.S. Army Courts in Europe 1945 - 1948
File Number:
US066
Review Date: 471210
Case Number: 12-966 (US vs. Erich Wippermann)
Crime Category: War Crimes
Accused: Wippermann, Erich - 20 Years
Court: General Military Government Court at Dachau, Germany 470516-470523
Country where the crime had been committed: Germany
Crime Location: Hilden
Crime Date: 450416
Victim: POW’s
Nationality: American
Agency: Wehrmacht, (2nd Lt.)
Subject of the proceeding: Three crew members of a disabled American tank were shot and killed by the accused after they had surrendered (see also US067)