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

File Number: US175
Review Date: 460411
Case Number: 12-2009 (US vs. Erich Dietzschold)
Crime Category: War Crimes
Accused:
Dietzschold, Erich - Acquittal
Court: General Military Government Court at Ludwigsburg, Germany 460311
Country where the crime had been committed: Germany
Crime Location: Kospa
Crime Date: 440621
Victim: POW
Nationality: American
Agency: Civilian
Subject of the proceeding: An American airman landed by parachute in a field near the village of Kospa, Germany. A large crowd congregated around the airman, who raised his arms as a token of surrender. Thereupon, a person from the crowd shot at the airman hitting him in the neck. The accused later assaulted the flier by kicking him in the neck and head