Defendants dock at the Flick trial. The Flick trial was the fifth of twelve Nazi war crime trials held by the United States government at the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany. The defendants of the trial were industrialist Friedrich Flick and five directors of the Flick group of companies for war crimes and use of slave labour. The trial took place from 19th April to 22nd December 1947. Flick was sentenced to seven years in prison, two served shorter sentences and three were acquitted.