'Dachau Trials'
Trials by U.S. Army Courts in Europe 1945 - 1948

File Number: US140
Review Date: 460423
Case Number: 12-1821 (US vs. Johann Melchior et al)
Crime Category: War Crimes
Accused:
Hirschelmann, Walter - Life Sentence
Melchior, Johann - Life Sentence
Court: General Military Government Court at Ludwigsburg, Germany 460122-460124
Country where the crime had been committed: Germany
Crime Location: Grossen-Linden
Crime Date: 440909
Victim: POW’s
Nationality: American
Agency: Civilians
Subject of the proceeding: The accused shot and killed two American airmen during their transport to Giessen, allegedly on orders of Kreisleiter Bruck