# Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials (1963)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1963-frankfurt-auschwitz-trials
Location: Frankfurt
Categories: main-event

From 1963 to 1965 German courts tried 22 former Auschwitz staff. Prosecutor Fritz Bauer pushed the trials. They forced public confrontation with the Holocaust.

## Why it matters
They transformed German memory culture.

Ruler at the time: [Ludwig Erhard](https://germany-history.com/rulers/ludwig-erhard)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Frankfurt Auschwitz trials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Auschwitz_trials)