Towards the end of the war, Tribukait was taken prisoner by the Yugoslav Partisans. The 118th Jäger Division – and other Mountain and Jäger divisions as well – were involved in numerous war crimes throughout the Balkans, carrying out, among others, harsh retaliations against the civilian population, especially Serbs and Greeks.[1] Until his trial, he was held in a POW camp at the outskirts of Belgrade.[2]
Tribukait had the lowest rank of the defendants of the fourth process of the Yugoslav War Crimes Trials Proceedings (5–16 February 1947). He was tried along with six other major war criminals: GeneraloberstAlexander Löhr (commander-in-chief of Army Group E), Generalleutnant Josef Kübler, Johann Fortner and Fritz Neidholdt, Generalmajor Adalbert Lontschar and the SS-BrigadeführerAugust Schmidthuber. All of the defendants were found guilty of "mass executions of non-combatants, especially of women and children, destruction and razing of homes, kidnapping of Yugoslav civilians to concentration camps and torture and murder of POWs."[1]
All of them were sentenced to death.[1][2] According to a witness, Löhr and the six other convicts were imprisoned again in the POW camp outside of Belgrade – evidently, Löhr spent his last hours "in a small prison cell, bound in chains and wearing only his underwear". During the night of 25/26 February 1947, ten convicts – among them Tribukait – were picked up by a truck and were driven to the place of execution, where they were executed by hanging in the early hours of 26 February 1947.[2]
Meyer, Hermann Frank (2009). Blutiges Edelweiß: Die 1. Gebirgs-division im zweiten Weltkrieg (in Greek). Vol. 2. Athens, Greece: Estia's Bookstore. ISBN978-960-05-1425-4.
Meyer, Hermann Frank (2006). Von Wien nach Kalavryta. Die blutige Spur der 117. Jäger Division durch Serbien und Griechenland (in Greek) (4th ed.). Athens, Greece: Estia's Bookstore. ISBN960-05-1112-8.
günther, tribukait, sometimes, referred, tribukeit, tribukayt, german, officer, wehrmacht, during, world, recipient, knight, cross, iron, cross, after, tribukait, tried, crimes, yugoslavia, convicted, executed, 1947, born, 1909, 1909greifswald, german, empired. Gunther Tribukait sometimes referred to as Tribukeit or Tribukayt was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II and recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross After the war Tribukait was tried for war crimes in Yugoslavia he was convicted and executed in 1947 Gunther TribukaitBorn 1909 05 29 29 May 1909Greifswald German EmpireDied26 February 1947 1947 02 26 aged 37 Belgrade YugoslaviaAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branchWehrmachtYears of service 1945RankOberstBattles warsWorld War II World War II in YugoslaviaAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Contents 1 Trial and execution 2 Awards 3 References 4 SourcesTrial and execution EditTowards the end of the war Tribukait was taken prisoner by the Yugoslav Partisans The 118th Jager Division and other Mountain and Jager divisions as well were involved in numerous war crimes throughout the Balkans carrying out among others harsh retaliations against the civilian population especially Serbs and Greeks 1 Until his trial he was held in a POW camp at the outskirts of Belgrade 2 Tribukait had the lowest rank of the defendants of the fourth process of the Yugoslav War Crimes Trials Proceedings 5 16 February 1947 He was tried along with six other major war criminals Generaloberst Alexander Lohr commander in chief of Army Group E Generalleutnant Josef Kubler Johann Fortner and Fritz Neidholdt Generalmajor Adalbert Lontschar and the SS Brigadefuhrer August Schmidthuber All of the defendants were found guilty of mass executions of non combatants especially of women and children destruction and razing of homes kidnapping of Yugoslav civilians to concentration camps and torture and murder of POWs 1 All of them were sentenced to death 1 2 According to a witness Lohr and the six other convicts were imprisoned again in the POW camp outside of Belgrade evidently Lohr spent his last hours in a small prison cell bound in chains and wearing only his underwear During the night of 25 26 February 1947 ten convicts among them Tribukait were picked up by a truck and were driven to the place of execution where they were executed by hanging in the early hours of 26 February 1947 2 Awards EditKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Major and commander of Jager Battalion 5 citation needed References Edit a b c Meyer Blutiges Edelweiss vol 2 p 301 a b c Meyer Von Wien nach Kalavryta p 640Sources EditMeyer Hermann Frank 2009 Blutiges Edelweiss Die 1 Gebirgs division im zweiten Weltkrieg in Greek Vol 2 Athens Greece Estia s Bookstore ISBN 978 960 05 1425 4 Meyer Hermann Frank 2006 Von Wien nach Kalavryta Die blutige Spur der 117 Jager Division durch Serbien und Griechenland in Greek 4th ed Athens Greece Estia s Bookstore ISBN 960 05 1112 8 Military officesPreceded bynone Commander of Jager Bataillon 51942 1943 Succeeded bynonePreceded bynone Commander of Jager Regiment 7501944 1945 Succeeded byOberst Herbert Lindenblatt Portals Biography Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gunther Tribukait amp oldid 1129212303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
