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Vitz Archive: Allied Victims of Axis Murders


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GENEVA CONVENTION AS APPLICABLE TO 1939 - 1945 (Part 1 Article 2)
'Prisoners of war are in the power of the hostile Government, but not of the individuals or formation which captured them.
They shall at all times be humanely treated and protected, particularly against acts of violence, from insults and from public curiosity.
Measures of reprisal against them are forbidden.'

The data in this database is largely based on a list of Allied airmen murders collected by the late Willi Wachholz. He published his findings on a web site which is no longer available. Traugott Vitz found Mr Wachholz's list in the web archive when he co-authored a book on 'Hangmen At War' which included several airmen murder cases where the culprits were hanged. He then added to this list based on his own research using the 'Review and Recommendations' papers of the US war crime trials held at Dachau, and (British) National Archive files. These sources were also used to note and correct errors in Mr Wachholz's list. Researchers of airmen casualties within the borders of present-day Austria (which was incorporated into the German Reich in 1938) may perhaps appreciate the Memorial Book of all members of the American and British/Allied Air Forces killed in the air war in that area which was published by two Austrian researchers, in 2016, under the title 'Missing in Action - Failed to Return', freely downloadable in bilingual German/English.

In the course of our continuing research by Traugott Vitz and Ralph Snape it has become clear that the Archive should not restrict itself to air force personnel and accordingly we also cover cases involving other services as well as civilians.

Many cases are covered in more detail than in the Notes accompanying this database. A list of such cases may be found here. (Note that this list contains entries in the Pacific Theatre of Operations, which is outside the scope of the Vitz Archive.)
All Unknown Allied Air Force victims killed in Germany Search for ALLIEDGER
All British Army victims killed in Germany Search for BritArmyGER
All British Army victims killed outside Germany Search for BritArmyOUT
All Free French Air Force victims killed in Germany Search for FFAFGER
All Norwegian Air Force victims killed in Germany Search for NAFGER
All Polish Air Force victims killed in Germany Search for PAFGER
All Polish Air Force victims killed outside Germany Search for PAFOUT
All RAAF victims killed in Germany Search for RAAFGER
All RAAF victims killed outside Germany Search for RAAFOUT
All RAF victims killed in Germany Search for RAFGER
All RAF victims killed outside Germany Search for RAFOUT
All RCAF victims killed in Germany Search for RCAFGER
All RCAF victims killed outside Germany Search for RCAFOUT
All Royal Hellenic Air Force victims killed outside Germany Search for RHAFOUT
All RNZAF victims killed in Germany Search for RNZAFGER
All South African Air Force victims killed in Germany Search for SAAFGER
All South African Air Force victims killed outside Germany Search for SAAFOUT
All SOE killed outside Germany Search for SOEOUT
All USAAF victims killed in Germany Search for USAAFGER
All USAAF victims killed outside Germany Search for USAAFOUT
All US Army killed in Germany Search for USArmyGER
All US Army killed outside Germany Search for USArmyOUT

JURISDICTION
In the main trials were held under United States, British or Canadian jurisdictions. However, two were held under Federal Republic of Germany jurisdiction. These may be found through a Search for FedRepGer.

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NOTES
Links are provided where more information has been found. Where you see Notes this link will take you to supplementary information we have found on the individual. Review and Recommendations Trial Papers for most cases are available via the Helpdesk.


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#Name (↑)First NamesRankService NumberCategory Code (↑)CategoryUnit/Aircraft Number (↑)Trial By (↑)Case NumberDateOfDeath (↑)Place-of-DeathName(s) of Perpetrator(s)ExecutionDate (↑)PhotosRemarksLinks
1 AdamsCurtisPvt34511454USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
2 BradleyMagerCPL34046336USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
3 Davis Jr.GeorgePFC34553436USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
4 ForteThomas J.S/Sgt34046992USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
5 GreenRob LeroyTec 534552457USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
6 HallRoderick Stephen GoodspeedCPTO-1114150USArmyOUTMember of US Army, killed outside Germany 2677th Regt., O.S.S.United States N/A 1945-03-24Bolzano, ItalyAugust Schiffer, Heinz Andergassen, Albert Storz 1946-07-26 Buried Florence American Cemetery Plot D. Row 10. Grave 22.Notes


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7 LapidesH. LeonardPfc37511823USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 232 IR / 42 IDUnited States11-5111945-01-21F 67770 StattmattenHans Schneider1949-01-14Notes
8 LeatherwoodJimmie LeePFC34481753USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
9 MossNathanielPvt38040062USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
10 MotenGeorge W.PFC38304695USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
11 Pritchett Jr.William EdwardPvt34552760USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
12 StewartJames AubreyTec 435744547USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
13 TurnerDue W.PFC38383369USArmyOUT Member of US Army, killed outside Germany 333rd Field Artillery Battalion[none][none]1944-12-17B 4771 (Amel-)Wereth[unidentified members of Kampfgruppe Knittel, 1st SS Panzer-Division; perhaps of 3rd Coy SS Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 1 ]-.-Web site dedicated to the "Wereth 11"
14 UNKNOWN(2 victims)USArmyOUT Member of United States Army, killed outside Germany United States11-181944-06-17Montmartin-en-Craignes, France[Life sentence reduced to 21 years, paroled April 1951]-.-Perpetrator was an SS NCO belonging to 38th Regt., 17th SS Panzergrenadier-Division.

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