This is a list of Luftwaffe personnel convicted of war crimes committed during World War II, including massacres, reprisals, and human experimentation. NameRankCrimeConvicted ofSentenceResultGeneral der FliegerCommander of "Fortress Crete" from 9 June 1941 to 30 August 1942War crimesFour consecutive life sentences Released in January 1952, after serving four yearsConsulting Physician to the Luftwaffe Nazi human experiments in Dachau concentration campCrimes against humanity15 years imprisonmentReleased in 1952General der FallschirmtruppeThe deaths of 3,000 Cretans, massacres, systematic terrorism, deportation, pillage, wanton destruction, torture and ill treatment"Some Noteworthy War Criminals" (archived ), Source: History of the United Nations War Crimes Commission and the Development of the Laws of War, United Nations War Crimes Commission. London: HMSO, 1948, p. 526, updated 29 Jan 2007 by Stuart Stein (University of the West of England), accessed 22 January 2010War crimesExecutionExecuted 20 May 1947 Notes
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