Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1949
Prosecution of Gerhard Friedrich Peters
Degesch director Gerhard Friedrich Peters was prosecuted and convicted in Frankfurt after evidence showed that he had knowledge of Zyklon’s use in killing and of requests for a formulation without warning additives. His conviction was later overturned after further appeals.
1946
Tesch and Weinbacher war-crimes-era prosecution
Bruno Tesch and Karl Weinbacher of Tesch & Stabenow were convicted by a British tribunal and executed for their roles in the supply of Zyklon B; another employee was acquitted.
1940
Zyklon B used in Nazi extermination camps
A Zyklon B formulation associated with Degesch’s patent and distribution network was used in gas chambers to murder people in Nazi extermination camps during the Holocaust.