Eichmann Trial
History
After the Second World War, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann fled from Austria and made his way to Argentina where he lived under the name Ricardo Klement. In 1960-05, Israeli Security Service agents seized Eichmann in Argentina and took him to Jerusalem for trial in an Israeli court. Eichmann testified from a bulletproof glass booth. The Eichmann trial aroused international interest, bringing Nazi atrocities to the forefront of world news. The charges against Eichmann were numerous. After the Wannsee Conference (1942-01), Eichmann coordinated deportations of Jews from Germany and elsewhere in western, southern, and northern Europe to killing centers. Eichmann made deportation plans down to the last detail. Working with other German agencies, he determined how the property of deported Jews would be seized and made certain that his office would benefit from the confiscated assets. He also arranged for the deportation of tens of thousands of Roma (Gypsies). Eichmann was also charged with membership in criminal organizations. For those and other charges, Eichmann was found guilty and sentenced to death. On 1962-06-01, Eichmann was executed by hanging.
Sources
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, www.ushmm.org