'Dachau Trials' Trials by U.S. Army Courts in Europe 1945 - 1948
File Number:
US288
Review Date: 470512
Case Number: 000-50-2-5 (US vs Otto Becker et al)
Crime Category: War Crimes, NS-Crimes in Detainment Centers
Accused: Becker, Otto - 1 Year 9 Months Franzen, Claus - 3 Years Hoehne, Rudolf Max - 5 Years Lang, Alois - 2 Years Lanzl, Michael - 3 Years Pflaum, Nickolaus - 1 Year 6 Months
Rehhorn, Valentin - not tried for medical reasons Zerbes, Otmar Martin - 1 Year 6 Months
Court: Intermediate Military Government Court at Dachau, Germany 461021-461023
Country where the crime had been committed: Germany
Crime Location: KL Dachau, KL Kaufering, KL Landsberg (satellite camps KL Dachau)
Crime Date: 420101-450429
Victim: Prisoners, POW's
Nationality: unknown
Agency: Detainment Center Staff KL Dachau, KL Kaufering, KL Landsberg
Subject of the proceeding: Performing guard duties in the KL and during
the evacuation march from KL Landsberg to KL Dachau (28 April 1945), thereby
participating in the subjection of POW's and civilian nationals of nations at
war with Germany to cruelties and mistreatment