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Kurt Meyer on trial : a documentary record / edited and introduced by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Chris M.V. Madsen.: D2-207/2007E-PDF

"In late 1945, a Canadian military court sitting in occupied Germany convicted Waffen-SS General Kurt Meyer on charges related to the murder of Canadian prisoners of war in Normandy. It was Canada's first entry into the war crimes field and the trial raised several important operational and legal issues, particularly with regard to command responsibility. Although sentenced to death by firing squad, Meyer was saved by the controversial decision of Canadian military authorities to commute the sentence and was released after less than a decade of imprisonment in New Brunswick and West Germany. Meyer's war crimes trial and the final result caused consternation and outrage among the Canadian public at the time. It remains among the most contentious episodes in Canadian military history. This collection brings together previously unpublished documents related to Canada's prosecution of Kurt Meyer, including the original trial transcript and selected materials to situate the trial in its political, military, diplomatic and legal context"--Page 4 of cover.

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Department/Agency
  • Canadian Forces Leadership Institute, issuing body.
  • Canadian Defence Academy, issuing body.
TitleKurt Meyer on trial : a documentary record / edited and introduced by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Chris M.V. Madsen.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Other formatsPhysical text-[English]
Note(s)
  • Issued by: Canadian Defence Academy and Canadian Forces Leadership Institute.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-672) and index.
  • Introduction -- Legal and pre-trial documents -- The trial of Kurt Meyer, December 1945 -- The decision to commute Meyer's sentence -- Transfer to Canada and imprisonment at Dorchester Penitentiary -- Appeals and Meyer's transfer to Germany -- The decision to release Meyer -- Responses to the release of Kurt Meyer.
Publishing information
  • Kingston, Ontario : Canadian Defence Academy Press, [2007]
  • ©2007
Description1 online resource (xi, 697 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs
Catalogue number
  • D2-207/2007E-PDF
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