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Originally Posted by Marhkimov
Sorry, not knowing any history about Erich Topp, can I ask a question?
What happened to him immediately after the war? In general, what happened to all other surviving U-boat captains? Did they get tried as war criminals?
And in general, what happened to German officers and soldiers? Were they tried?
I'm just curious to know... :hmm:
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IIRC only one U-Boat commander was tried for war crimes (the one who machine guned people in the water from some Greek Merchant). And of course Donitz was sentinced to 10 years in prison for wadging a war of aggression.
You might want to read these articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsequ...remberg_Trials
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Trials