The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1961)

National WW2 Museum ^ | Feb 2025 | National WW2 Museum

[RandFan]

On December 15, 1961, an Israeli court in Jerusalem sentenced Adolf Eichmann to death for crimes against the Jewish people and crimes against humanity. The verdict followed a dramatic months-long trial in which Holocaust survivors gave powerful testimony about their experiences and Israeli prosecutors pushed for the conviction of the former SS officer who sent millions of Jews to their deaths during World War II.

When the war ended, Eichmann initially escaped justice by fleeing to Argentina, where he hid out for nearly a decade until he was kidnapped by Israeli intelligence operatives and taken to Israel for trial. His trial and execution drew international attention and intensified interest in the Nazi regime’s crimes against Jews during World War II. In the words of historian and Eichmann biographer David Cesarani, “The capture, trial, and execution of Adolf Eichmann were global media events that reminded millions of people about the war years. For the first time the story of what happened to the Jews of Europe was at the centre of the narrative.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
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[HenpeckedCon]

Eichmann was an SS Obersturmbannführer. Basically a Lt. Colonel. In the US Army a Lt. Colonel would command a battalion. He had huge power for such a junior rank.