Carl Röchling [SEP] occupation
Carl Röchling
Carl Röchling (October 18, 1855 – May 6, 1920) was a German painter and illustrator known for his representation of historical military themes.
Life.
Röchling was born in Saarbrücken, part of the Prussian Rhine Province, son of Friedrich Röchling, a judiciary worker, and Angelika Stoll. He studied from 1875 to 1880 in the Karlsruhe Academy of Arts "(Kunstschule)" with Ludwig des Coudres and Ernst Hildebrand and later in the Prussian Academy of Arts.
While in Berlin, he
Roechling's son Carl Theodor was assassinated in Völklingen.
The military occupation of the Saar by American troops began on 20 March 1945.
Post-World War II (1945–55).
After the World War II Röchling was interrogated during the Nuremberg trials in June 1945.
In November 1946 he was arrested by the Allies, and in May 1947 was transferred to France.
His trial at the International Military Court in Rastatt began on 16 February 1948 for crimes against humanity.
In the same trial his cousin