IG Farben Trial - Defendants

Defendants

Name Function Charges Sentence
1 2 3 4 5
Carl Krauch Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
member of Göring's Office of the Four-Year Plan		 I I G I 6 years, including time already served; died 1968
Hermann Schmitz Chairman of the Managing Board (CEO);
member of the Reichstag		 I G I I 4 years, including time already served; died 1960
Georg von Schnitzler Wehrwirtschaftsführer (Military Economy Leader);
Captain in the SA		 I G I I 2½ years, including time already served; died 1962
Fritz Gajewski Director of AGFA I I I I acquitted; died 1962
Heinrich Hörlein Head of chemical research I I I I acquitted; died 1954
August von Knieriem Chief Counsel; Head of the legal department I I I I acquitted; died 1978
Fritz ter Meer Head of dept. II, which was in charge of the
chemical plant in Buna near Auschwitz		 I G G I 7 years, including time already served; died 1967
Christian Schneider Head of dept. I, in charge of nitrogen and gasoline production;
head of personnel dept., "supporting member" of the SS		 I I I I I acquitted; died 1972
Otto Ambros Head of the chemical warfare committee at the war ministry;
production chief for Buna and Auschwitz		 I I G I 8 years including time already served; died 1990
Max Brüggemann Plant leader I I I I Removed from trial due to medical reasons
Ernst Bürgin Plant leader I G I I 2 years including time already served
Heinrich Bütefisch Production chief at Auschwitz, Obersturmbannführer in the SS I I G I I 6 years including time already served; died 1969
Paul Häfliger Head of the metals department I G I I 2 years including time already served
Max Ilgner Head of intelligence and propaganda I G I I 3 years including time already served; died 1966
Friedrich Jähne Chief engineer I G I I 1½ years including time already served; died 1965
Hans Kühne Plant leader I I I I acquitted
Carl Lautenschläger Plant leader I I I I acquitted; died 1962
Wilhelm Rudolf Mann Pharmaceuticals; member of the SA I I I I acquitted; died 1992
Heinrich Oster Manager of the Nitrogen Syndicate I G I I 2 years including time already served
Carl Wurster Plant leader I I I I acquitted; died 1974
Walter Dürrfeld Head of construction at Auschwitz plant;
head of construction at Monowitz (Auschwitz III)		 I I G I 8 years including time already served; died 1967
Heinrich Gattineau Intelligence and plant police I I I I acquitted
Erich von der Heyde Deputy of intelligence and plant police;
Hauptsturmführer in the SS, member of the OKW		 I I I I I acquitted
Hans Kugler Head of sales for dyestuffs for south-eastern Europe I G I I 1½ years including time already served.

I — Indicted G — Indicted and found guilty

The defendants Ilgner and Kugler were released immediately after the judgement since they had already been in custody longer than their sentence.

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