Alexander Volchkov (jurist)

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fedorovich Volchkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Волчко́в; 1902–1978) was a judge during the Nuremberg Trials after World War II. He was the alternate Soviet judge during the proceedings.[1] Before taking up the practice of law he had worked in the film business.

Lieutenant Colonel

Alexander Volchkov
Russian judges at Nuremberg, left to right: Alexander Volchkov, Iona Nikitchenko. British judge, Norman Birkett sat at extreme right
Judge of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg

References

  1. INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL (NUREMBERG) (October 1, 1946). "Judgment of 1 October 1946" (PDF). crimeofaggression.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Judges of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
Geoffrey Lawrence (president) Norman Birkett (alternate)
Francis Biddle (judge) John Parker (alternate)
Henri de Vabres (judge) Robert Falco (alternate)
Iona Nikitchenko (judge) Alexander Volchkov (alternate)
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