Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fyodorovich Volchkov was a Soviet jurist who lived from 1902 to 1978 and served as the alternate Soviet judge at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. Before his legal career he worked in the Soviet film industry, then moved into law, holding posts at the People Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, in the public prosecutor office and at the Soviet embassy in Great Britain, and lectured on international law before the war before serving as a military justice officer during it. His fluency in English and grounding in international law led to his appointment as deputy representative of the Soviet Union at Nuremberg.
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RoleJudge during the Nuremberg trials after World War II 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Classification
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He was the alternate Soviet judge during the proceedings.
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Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fyodorovich Volchkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Волчко́в; August 10, 1902 - 1978) was a judge during the Nuremberg trials after World War II.
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Volchkov worked for many years in the public prosecutor's office and also worked in the Soviet embassy in Great Britain. As he dealt with issues of international law, he also worked as a lecturer in the pre-war years and, like Poltorak, found himself in the role of an enforcer of military justice during the Second World War.
- Member Of: International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg), Wikipedia category: cat:Judges of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg
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Wikidata Q3658322, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): Soviet Union
Wikidata Q3658322, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1902
Wikidata Q3658322, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1978
Wikidata Q3658322, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Sergachsky Uyezd
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