Prisoner-of-War Cases: No. 12-494 (US vs. Gunther Thiele & Georg Steinert)

File Number: US045
Review Date: 450622
Case Number: 12-494 (US vs. Gunther Thiele & Georg Steinert)
Crime Category: War Crimes
Accused:
Steinert, George - Death Sentence (R&R: Life Sentence)
Thiele, Gunther - Death Sentence (R&R: Life Sentence)
Court: General Military Government Court at Augsburg, Germany 450613
Country where the crime had been committed: Germany
Crime Location: Billingsbach
Crime Date: 450417
Victim: POW
Nationality: American
Agency: Wehrmacht, Battalion Schwaben, Combat Group Sachs
Subject of the proceeding: Execution of an American officer (POW) of the 44th CIC Detachment

Sources: Universiteit Van Amsterdam