Pohl Case (NMT)/Related Articles

Parent topics

• Nuremberg Military Tribunals [r]: A set of twelve trials of officials of Nazi Germany, conducted by the United States in its zone of occupation of Germany, following the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) ^[e]
• I.G. Farben [r]: Originally a 1925 merger of German dye companies, a major WWII industrial conglomerate that used slave labor and was deeply tied to Nazi war planning ^[e]

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Defendants

• Hans Baier [r]: Executive officer, WVHA Amtsgruppe W, SS-Oberfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] executive officer of Amtsgruppe W, WVHA, SS Oberfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: 10 years, commuted to time served (1951).
• Hans Bobermin [r]: Chief of Office 2 (Minerals-East), WVHA Amtsgruppe W, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Chief of Office 2 of Amtsgruppe W, WVHA, SS Obersturmbannfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: 20 years, reduced to 15 years.
• Franz Eirenschmalz [r]: Chief of Office 6 (maintenance), WVHA Amtsgruppe C, SS-Standartenfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Chief of Office 6 of Amtsgruppe C, WVHA, SS Standartenfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Death penalty; commuted to 9 years.
• Heinz Karl Fanslau [r]: Add brief definition or description Chief of Amtsgruppe A, WVHA, SS Brigadefuehrer, Waffen SS. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: 25 years, reduced to 20 years, commuted to 15 years.
• August Frank [r]: Deputy Chief of WVHA and Chief, WVHA Amtsgruppe A, SS-Obergruppenfuehrer, Waffen SS; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Deputy Chief of WVHA, Chief of Amtsgruppe A, WVHA, SS Obergruppen- fuehrer, Waffen SS. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Life in prison, commuted to 15 years.
• Hohberg [r]: Add brief definition or description auditor for executive office of Amtsgruppe W, WVHA. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2 and 3. Prison term: 10 years, commuted to time served (1951).
• Max Kiefer [r]: Deputy chief, WVHA Amtsgruppe C and chief of Office 2, (special construction), SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Deputy chief of Amtsgruppe C, Chief of Office 2 of Amtsgruppe C, WVHA, SS Obersturmbannfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: life in prison, reduced to 20 years, commuted to time served (1951).
• Horst Klein [r]: Chief of Office 8 (special projects), WVHA Amtsgruppe W, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e]Chief of Office 8 of Amtsgruppe W, WVHA, SS Obersturmbannfuehrer. Verdict: Acquitted on counts 2, 3, 4.
• Georg Loerner [r]: Deputy Chief of WVHA and Chief, WVHA Amtsgruppe B; SS-Gruppenfuehrer, Waffen SS; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Deputy Chief of WVHA, Chief of Amtsgruppe B, WVHA, SS Gruppenfuehrer, Waffen SS. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Death penalty, reduced to life in prison, commuted to 15 years.
• Hans Loerner [r]: Chief of Office 1 (Budgets) WVHA Amtsgruppe A, SS-Oberfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Chief of Office 1 of Amtsgruppe A, WVHA, SS Oberfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: 10 years, commuted to time served (1951).
• Karl Mummenthey [r]: Chief of Office 1 (Minerals in the Reich) WVHA Amtsgruppe W, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Chief of Office 1 of Amtsgruppe W, WVHA, SS Obersturmbannfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Life in prison, commuted to 20 years.
• Oswald Pohl [r]: SS-Obergruppenfuehrer, Waffen SS; Head of the SS WVHA; and its Amtsgruppe W; executed by verdict of the Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e]Chief of WVHA and Amtsgruppe W, WVHA, SS Obergruppenfuehrer, Waffen SS. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Death penalty.
• Hermann Pook [r]: Office 3 (chief dentist), WVHA Amtsgruppe D, Waffen SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer; responsibilities included removal of gold teeth from killed prisoners; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Office 3 (chief dentist) of Amtsgruppe D, WVHA, Waffen SS Obersturmbannfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: 10 years, commuted to time served (1951).
• Rudolf Scheide [r]: Chief of Office 5 (Transport), WVHA Amtsgruppe B, SS-Standartenfuehrer; acquitted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Chief of Office 5 of Amtsgruppe B, WVHA, SS Standartenfuehrer. Verdict: Acquitted on counts 2, 3, 4.
• Karl Sommer [r]: SS-Sturmbannfuehrer ;Deputy Chief of Office 2 (inmate labor), WVHA Amtsgruppe D; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Deputy Chief of Office 2 of Amtsgruppe D, WVHA, SS Sturmbannfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Death penalty, commuted to life in prison, then reduced to 20 years.
• Erwin Tschentscher [r]: Deputy Chief and Chief of Office 1 (Food), WVHA Amtsgruppe B, SS-Standartenfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Deputy Chief of Amtsgruppe B, Chief of Office 1 of Amtsgruppe B, WVHA, SS Standartenfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2, 3, 4. Prison term: 10 years, commuted to time served (1951).
• Josef Vogt [r]: Chief of Office 4 (audits), WVHA Amtsgruppe A, SS-Standartenfuehrer; acquitted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] Chief of Office 4 of Amtsgruppe A, WVHA, SS Standartenfuehrer. Verdict: Acquitted on counts 2, 3, 4.
• Leo Volk [r]: Adviser to Oswald Pohl, head of legal section in executive office, WVHA Amtsgruppe W, SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer; convicted in Pohl Case (NMT) ^[e] adviser to Pohl, head of legal section in executive office of Amtsgruppe W, WVHA, SS Hauptsturmfuehrer. Verdict: Guilty on counts 2 and 3; acquitted on count 4. Prison term: 10 years, commuted to 8 years.

WVHA Organization

• WVHA [r]: The economic and administrative organization of Nazi Germany's SS, whose responsibilities included the actual operation of concentration camps ^[e] Pohl (chief), Frank (deputy), G. Loerner (deputy).
• Amtsgruppe A [r]: Add brief definition or description (SS administration/finance): Frank (chief), Fanslau (chief), H. Loerner, Vogt.
• Amtsgruppe B [r]: Add brief definition or description (SS supplies): G. Loerner (chief), Tschentscher (deputy), Scheide.
• Amtsgruppe C [r]: Add brief definition or description (SS construction): Kiefer, Eirenschmalz.
• Amtsgruppe D [r]: WVHA administrative division for Nazi concentration camps, of which the Inspector of Concentration Camps was part ^[e] (concentration camp administration): Sommer, Pook.
• Amtsgruppe W [r]: Add brief definition or description (SS businesses): Pohl (chief), G. Loerner (deputy), Hohberg (auditor), Baier (exec. asst.), Volk (legal dept.), Mummenthey, Bobermin, Klein.