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Attorney General v. Adolf Eichmann

Court District Court of Jerusalem, Israel

Case number Criminal Case No. 40/61

Decision title Judgment

Decision date 11 December 1961

Parties

ttorne! "eneral of t#e"o$ernment of Israel

dolf %ic#mann

&t#er names %ic#mann Case

Categories Crimes against #umanit!,"enocide, 'ar crimes

(e!)ords

crimes against #umanit!,de*ortation, e+termination,genocide, *ersecution, *illage,)ar crimes

in-s Judgment

&t#er countries in$ol$ed rgentina

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Summary

#e crimes *er*etrated b! t#e Na is during itler s reignagainst Je)is# citi ens )ere some of t#e )orst recorded in#istor!. lt#oug# accurate figures ma! ne$er be -no)n, it isestimated t#at some 6 million Je)is# indi$iduals died 2 men,)omen, and c#ildren from all o$er %uro*e. #e! )ere de*ortedfrom t#eir #omes in large freig#t trains in a**alling conditions,ot#ers star$ed or fro e to deat#, ot#ers still )ere ta-en a)a! toconcentration cam*s )#ere t#e fit )ere forced to *erformmanual labour )#ilst t#e )ea- )ere s#ot to deat# or later,gassed to deat# in t#eir t#ousands.

#e ccused, dolf %ic#mann, )as an ustrian b! birt# )#o$olunteered to )or- for t#e 3ecurit! 3er$ice 3D5 in erlin. erose t#roug# t#e ran-s and e$entuall! occu*ied t#e *osition of

ead of 3ection 7eferant5 for Je)is# ffairs c#arged )it# allmatters related to t#e im*lementation of t#e 8inal 3olution tot#e Je)is# uestion. In t#is ca*acit!, #e o$ersa) t#e trans*ortand de*ortation of Je)is# *ersons, set u* and *ersonall! ranan o*erations centre in ungar! in order to im*lement t#e8inal 3olution t#ere, organised t#e transfer of mone! frome$acuated Je)s to t#e 3tate and )as res*onsible for t#eadministration of t#e cam*s at ere in and ergen: elsen.

e )as ca*tured b! Israeli 3ecurit! 8orces in rgentina and#anded o$er to t#e District Court of Jerusalem to stand trial for )ar crimes, crimes against #umanit! and crimes against t#eJe)is# *eo*le. e )as con$icted of all 1; counts andsentenced to deat#. e )as unsuccessful in contesting t#e

9 =a! 196>.%ic#mann )as e+ecuted on ?1 =a! 196>.

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Legally relevant facts

Prior to t#e outbrea- of 'orld 'ar II, t#e ccused )as amember of t#e ustrian 33 and later $olunteered for a *osition)it# t#e ead &ffice of t#e 3ecurit! 3er$ice 3D5 in erlin

*ara. ;95. '#en t#e 3D merged )it# t#e 3tate 3ecret Police"esta*o5 to form t#e ead &ffice for 7eic# 3ecurit! 73 5,

t#e ccused occu*ied t#e role of 3*ecial &fficer of @ionist ffairs *ara. 615. e )as transferred to Aienna in 19?B to

administer t#e Central &ffice for t#e %migration of ustrianJe)s *ara. 645. is success )as suc# t#at a**ro+imatel!1;0,000 ustrian Je)s )ere forced to emigrate and #e )asa**ointed #ead of t#e ne) 7eic# Central &ffice for Je)is#%migration in &ctober 19?9 *ara. 6;5.

8rom t#e outbrea- of t#e 'ar to mid:1941, t#e ccusedde$ised and carried out t#e mass de*ortation of Je)is#*ersons from #is role as t#e 3*ecial 7eferent for %migrationand %$acuation )it#in t#e 73 *aras. 1: ;5 and e+*loredt#e *ossibilit! of setting u* a sla$e Je)is# state in =adagascar

*ara. 65.

In earl! 194>, t#e ccused )as a**ointed t#e 7eferant of t#e73 in matters connected to t#e 8inal 3olution *ara. BB5. Inim*lementing t#e 8inal 3olution, t#e ccused recei$edinformation as to t#e number of *ersons to be e+*elled *ara.905, organised t#e transfer of mone! from e$acuated Je)s for t#e dis*osal of t#e 33 *ara. 915, and o$ersa) t#e #andling of t#e trans*ort of Je)s *ara. 9?5, not onl! in t#e 7eic# but alsoin ot#er countries *ara. 9B5. In *articular, #e #eaded t#e%ic#mann 3*ecial &*erations nit in ungar! and did #isutmost to carr! out t#e 8inal 3olution *ara. 1115. #ese

rans*ort Je)sE )ere ta-en to concentration cam*s and t#ose)#o )ere unfit for #ard labour )ere e+terminated immediatel!

*ara. 14;5.

In autumn 194>, a co$er u* effort )as begun as bodies inmass gra$es )ere burned in an effort to #ide t#e slaug#ter

*ara. 14B5. #e concentration cam*s )ere e$acuated *ara.1495 2 t#e ccused in *articular )as res*onsible for alladministrati$e matters connected )it# t#e ere in "#etto

*ara. 1;>5 and t#e cam* at ergen: elsen *ara. 1;?5.

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Core legal questions

Does t#e District Court of Jerusalem #a$e

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