Nuremberg Military Tribunal No. 4 – Oswald Pohl Case Files

Description

The Pohl Case: Timeline and Key Figures

• 1892: Oswald Ludwig Pohl is born.
• End of World War II: Oswald Pohl disappears.
• 1946: Oswald Pohl is apprehended.
• 1946-1949: Twelve trials of war criminals are conducted in Nuremberg, subsequent to the International Military Tribunal (IMT).
• January 13, 1947: U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal No. 4, also known as the Pohl Case (United States of America V. Oswald Pohl Et Al. – Case IV), begins.
• January 13, 1947 – August 11, 1948: The Pohl Case is heard by U.S. Military Tribunal II. The prosecution alleges that approximately 10 million people were incarcerated in concentration camps, many of whom died due to torture, brutal forced labor, illegal medical experiments, euthanasia, and ill-treatment of prisoners of war.
• August 11, 1948: The Pohl Case concludes.
• 1951: Oswald Pohl is executed by hanging.

Cast of Characters

This list includes the 18 individuals indicted in the Pohl Case, along with Oswald Pohl himself, as they are the principal people mentioned in the source.

• Oswald Pohl: Obergruppenfuehrer in the SS and General of the Waffen SS (Lieutenant General). He was the head of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office (WVHA) and the chief administrator of the Nazi concentration camps, making him a key figure in the “Final Solution.” He was apprehended in 1946, went on trial in 1947, and was executed by hanging in 1951. He was also Chief of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• August Frank: Obergruppenfuehrer in the SS and General of the Waffen SS (Lieutenant General). He served as the Deputy Chief of the WVHA and Chief of Amtsgruppe A of the WVHA.
• Georg Loerner: Gruppenfuehrer in the SS and Generalleutnant of the Waffen SS (Major General). He held the positions of Deputy Chief of the WVHA, Chief of Amtsgruppe B of the WVHA, and Deputy Chief of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• Heinz Karl Fanslau: Brigadefuehrer in the SS and Generalmajor of the Waffen SS (Brigadier General). He was the Chief of Amtsgruppe A of the WVHA.
• Hans Loerner: SS Oberfuehrer (Senior Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt I of Amtsgruppe A of the WVHA.
• Josef Vogt: SS Standartenfuehrer (Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt IV of Amtsgruppe A of the WVHA.
• Erwin Tschentscher: SS Standartenfuehrer (Colonel). He served as the Deputy Chief of Amtsgruppe B and Chief of Amt I of Division B of the WVHA.
• Rudolf Scheide: SS Standartenfuehrer (Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt V of Amtsgruppe B of the WVHA.
• Max Kiefer: SS Obersturmbannfuehrer (Lieutenant Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt II of Amtsgruppe C of the WVHA.
• Franz Eirenschmalz: SS Standartenfuehrer (Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt VI of Amtsgruppe C of the WVHA.
• Karl Sommer: SS Sturmbannfuehrer (Major). He was the Deputy Chief of Amt II of Amtsgruppe D of the WVHA.
• Hermann Pook: Obersturmbannfuehrer (Lieutenant Colonel) of the Waffen SS. He was the Chief Dentist of the WVHA, Office III, Amtsgruppe D.
• Hans Heinrich Baier: SS Oberfuehrer (Senior Colonel). He was an Amtschef Stab (executive officer) of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• Hans Hohberg: Amtschef Stab (Executive Officer) of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• Leo Volk: SS Hauptsturmfuehrer (Captain). He was a personal adviser (Persoenlicher Referent) on Pohl’s staff and the head of the legal section (Leiter der Rechtsabteilung) in the executive office of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• Karl Mummenthey: SS Obersturmbannfuehrer (Lieutenant Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt I of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• Hans Bobermin: SS Obersturmbannfuehrer (Lieutenant Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt II of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA.
• Horst Klein: SS Obersturmbannfuehrer (Lieutenant Colonel). He was the Chief of Amt VIII of Amtsgruppe W of the WVHA