Ernst Woermann: Difference between revisions

He handled the request of Indian nationalist [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] who wanted Nazi Germany to form an alliance with him. Woermann was unwilling to entertain this demand and considered Bose unpopular in comparison with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Subhash Chandra Bose: A Biography of His Vision and Ideas|quote=Woermann recommended the indefinite postponing of any announcement of Bose's presence in Germany and cautioned the Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop that the time had not yet come to recognize Bose's government - in- exile. Woermann specifically feared that any such step would alienate both Gandhi and Nehru, the real leaders of Indian nationalism, and the representatives of the political forces with which Germany would have to deal when her army reached the Khyber Pass.|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|author=Virender Grover|page=408|year=1998|isbn=9788176290050 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HYwAQAAIAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Hayes|first=Romain|title=Subhas Chandra Bose in Nazi Germany: Politics, Intelligence and Propaganda 1941–1943|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CRt9mgEACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-932739-3|page=111}}</ref> Later, [[Adolf Hitler]] during his only meeting with Bose in late May 1942 refused to entertain Bose's requests and facilitated him with a submarine voyage to East Asia.<ref>{{cite book | author=Ashis Ray| title=Laid to Rest: The Controversy over Subhas Chandra Bose's Death | publisher=Roli Books | year=2018 | isbn=978-81-936260-5-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=raohEAAAQBAJ | page=55}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author=John J. Dunphy| title=Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials: The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945-1947 | publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-4766-3337-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tt8DwAAQBAJ |page=116}}</ref> From 3 August 1943 until the end of [[World War II]] he served as the German ambassador to [[China]], after Germany recognized the pro-Japanese [[Reorganized National Government of China|Nationalist Government]] in [[Nanjing]], led by [[Wang Jingwei]].

HeWoermann was tried at the [[Ministries Trial|"Wilhelmstrasse" Ministries Trial]] by the American military tribunal. On 11 April 1949, Woermannhe was sentenced to 7 years in prison for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. On 12 December, ithis sentence was lowered to 5 years. However,after hehis conviction for crimes against peace was overturned. He was released earlyfrom prison in 1950January or 19511950.