List of Luftwaffe personnel convicted of war crimes
This is a list of Luftwaffe personnel convicted of war crimes committed during World War II, including massacres, reprisals, and human experimentation.
| Name | Rank | Crime | Convicted of | Sentence | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Andrae[1][2] | General der Flieger | Commander of "Fortress Crete" from 9 June 1941 to 30 August 1942 | War crimes | Four consecutive life sentences | Released in January 1952, after serving four years |
| Wilhelm Beiglböck[3] | Consulting Physician to the Luftwaffe | Nazi human experiments in Dachau concentration camp | Crimes against humanity | 15 years imprisonment | Released in 1952 |
| Bruno Bräuer | General der Fallschirmtruppe | The deaths of 3,000 Cretans, massacres, systematic terrorism, deportation, pillage, wanton destruction, torture and ill treatment[4][a] | War crimes | Execution | Executed 20 May 1947 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ According to Antony Beevor, the crimes had been "committed under another general".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Neal, Stephan D. Yada-Mc (2018). Places of Shame - German and bulgarian war crimes in greece 1941-1945. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783744850735.
- ^ Tauber, Kurt P. (1967). Beyond eagle and swastika: German nationalism since 1945. Wesleyan University Press. p. 784.
- ^ "DöW - Dokumentationsarchiv des Österreichischen Widerstandes". de.doew.braintrust.at. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Some Noteworthy War Criminals" Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (archived here), Source: History of the United Nations War Crimes Commission and the Development of the Laws of War, United Nations War Crimes Commission. London: HMSO, 1948, p. 526, updated 29 Jan 2007 by Stuart Stein (University of the West of England), accessed 22 January 2010
- ^ Beevor, Berlin, the downfall 1945, p. 236