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Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland
Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland served as State Secretary at the Nazi Foreign Office from 1943 to 1945. The profile reconstructs the person’s function in Berlin · German diplomacy through documented office, decisions, supervision or operational conduct. It does not assign every crime committed by an institution or region to one individual.
Confirmed findings
- Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland was born at Moyland Castle on 15 November 1902. He served as State Secretary at the German Foreign Office from 1943 to 1945. (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969))
- At the Ministries Trial, the Nuremberg tribunal considered his office’s responsibility for persecution, including matters connected with the deportation of Hungarian Jews. This does not establish that he personally issued each deportation order. (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
- The original judgment of 14 April 1949 imposed seven years. On 12 December 1949 the tribunal set aside the count III conviction, retained count V, and reduced the sentence to five years. He was released on 28 January 1950 and died on 7 July 1969. (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
Place in the chain of responsibility
The profile distinguishes his political-administrative responsibility from personally carrying out deportations and from count III, which was set aside on review. (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
Key events and mechanisms
- 15 November 1902 – birth at Moyland (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969))
- 1943–1945 – State Secretary at the Foreign Office (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969))
- 14 April 1949 – original seven-year sentence (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
- 12 December 1949 – review: count III set aside; five years (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
- 28 January 1950 – release (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969))
- 7 July 1969 – death (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969))
The circle records authority, function and agency. Several profiles may describe different parts of the same persecution chain, so profile-level totals must not be added together.
Postwar accountability
At the Ministries Trial Steengracht initially received seven years. On review on 12 December 1949, count III was set aside, count V remained and the sentence was reduced to five years; he was released on 28 January 1950. (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
Limits of the evidence
The overturned count III must not be presented as a final conviction. Retained count V does not prove that he personally issued every deportation order. No portrait with verified licence was selected. (Source: Landschaftsverband Rheinland / Portal Rheinische Geschichte — biography, paragraphs on birth (15 November 1902), State Secretary role, Ministries Trial and 1949 review, release (28 January 1950) and death (7 July 1969); Source: WorldCourts / NMT XI — original tribunal order of 12 December 1949, “Steengracht von Moyland — Order” section, lines 8835–9145)
Sources
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