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Nuremberg Court Prison
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1868
Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
Frederick C. Teich, Jr.Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1868
Region
Bärenschanze
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
Karl Gebhardt1897–1948 · surgeonKarl Franz Gebhardt (23 November 1897 â 2 June 1948) was a German physician and a war criminal.
- Arnulf Panzer1904 · clerk
Karl Wolff1900–1984 · politicianKarl Friedrich Otto Wolff (13 May 1900 â 16 July 1984) was a senior German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who served as Chief of Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) and an SS liaison to Adolf Hitler during World War II.
Paul Pleiger1899–1985 · entrepreneurPaul Pleiger (28 September 1899 â 22 July 1985) was a German entrepreneur and corporate executive who was involved in managing the war economy of Nazi Germany.
Karl Bodenschatz1890–1979 · military personnelKarl-Heinrich Bodenschatz (10 December 1890 â 25 August 1979) was a German general who was the adjutant to Manfred von Richthofen in World War I and the liaison officer between Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler in World War II.
- Hans-Joachim Riecke1899–1986 · politician
Hans-Joachim Riecke or Hans-Joachim Ernst Riecke (20 June 1899 â 11 August 1986) was a German Nazi politician who served in the Reichstag and rose to the rank of Gruppenführer in both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS).
- Carl Westphal1902–1947 · jurist
- Werner Kirchert1906–1987 · physician
Karl Strölin1890–1963 · politicianKarl Strölin (21 October 1890 â 21 January 1963) was a German Nazi politician and from 1933 to 1945, was the mayor of Stuttgart.
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q187725)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Nuremberg Court Prison. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nuremberg-court-prison
Chicago
"Nuremberg Court Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nuremberg-court-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-nuremberg-court-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Nuremberg Court Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nuremberg-court-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}