Unsung heroes of the Dachau Trials : the investigative work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945-1947 / John J. Dunphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunphy, John J. (John Joseph), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dachau Trials, Dachau, Germany, 1945-1947.

War crimes investigation--Germany--History--20th century.

War crimes investigation.

United States. Army. European Command. Deputy Judge Advocate for War Crimes.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Investigative work of the United States Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945-1947

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

""The U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group investigated atrocities committed in Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. These young Americans-many barely out of their teens-gathered evidence, interviewed witnesses, apprehended suspects and prosecuted defendants at trials held at Dachau. Their work often put them in harm's way-some suspects facing arrest preferred to shoot it out. The War Crimes Group successfully prosecuted the perpetrators of the Malmedy Massacre, in which 84 American prisoners of war were shot by their German captors; and Waffen-SS commando Otto Skorzeny, aptly described as "the most dangerous man in Europe." Operation Paperclip, however, placed some war criminals-scientists and engineers recruited by the U.S. government-beyond their reach. From the ruins of the Third Reich arose a Nazi underground that preyed on Americans, especially members of the Group."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Of lies and truth

The necessity of the war crimes trials

Report of the Deputy Judge Advocate for war crimes

Bill Kasich : a nineteen-year-old in post-war Germany

Ralph Schulz : seminarian turned record-keeper

The Malmédy Massacre

Otto Skorzeny : "the most dangerous man in Europe"

Downed American fliers : descent into hell

Project Paperclip : the harvest of Nazi technology

Barbie and Bormann : war criminals

The Buchenwald Case

The Nazi underground in post-war Germany

Walter Kirkland : family man

Otto Ludwig Stein : refugee and interpreter

15. John Henry Pohlman : war crimes attorney

From the gateway city

The struggle continues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476695402

1476695407

OCLC:

1417061929

Publisher Number:

90100104304