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  1. Doctor testifies about Frick at Nuremberg Trial

    War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 11, 1946. Dr. Franz Blaha testifying on stand and being cross examined by several defense attorneys. One defense attorney questions Blaha as to Funk's visit to Dachau: when exactly he had visited. Attorney of Frick says that his defendant claims not to have ever been to Dachau. He asks Blaha from which distance he thinks to have seen Frick there. Blaha responds Frick passed by him with several people. Attorney asks if Blaha recognized Frick himself or was told by other prisoners that this was Frick. Blaha responds he had seen Frick before in se...

  2. Hans Richter testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 272) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, July 1 and 29, 1946. Hans Richter is sworn in, identifies himself, and starts testifying. Russian counselor is heard asking questions; witness answers in German.

  3. Priest of Leningrad testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 15) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, February 27, 1946. MS, Russian prosecutor questions witness (who is not visible). MLSs, MSs, Nicholas Lonarin, Priest of Leningrad and Director of the Ecclesiastical Priest Courses in Leningrad, testifies in Russian. MS, pan of stenographers at work. Pan to witness. LS, showing spectators in a section of courtroom. Pan from courtroom audience to priest testifying.

  4. 6th Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg

    Reel 11: VS, German army parading in goose-step through streets of Nuremberg. Civilians saluting passing troops. MS, Hitler, standing in car, reviews goose-stepping troops. Himmler stands directly in front of car and reviews passing SS troops. MS, General Von Bloomburg saluting as troops surrounding him give Nazi salute. CU, illuminated German eagle. Dramatic scenes, follow shots, Hitler, followed by Hess and staff, walks the full length of auditorium crowded with troops and civilians. Long procession of soldiers, each carrying a banner representing a different province, marches down the ai...

  5. History of Kaltenbrunner presented at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 474) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 2, 1946. LS, Chief Justice Sir Geoffrey Lawrence states that it would be better to hold Ernst Kaltenbrunner's case because of his absence. MLS, rear view, US prosecutor Robert G. Storey asking the Tribunal to proceed with the evidence as the case against the Gestapo and Kaltenbrunner are linked. Rear view, defense counsel for Kaltenbrunner speaking to the Tribunal on behalf of his client. Defense counsel says that he has been appointed for the defense of "criminal organizations" summarily, and as such has no immediate client to be r...

  6. War Crimes Trial, Tokyo; Nuremberg Trial

    18:41:14 War Crimes Trials, Tokyo, Japan, May 3-6, 1946 (English). HAS, judges' bench with court recorders and prosecution in FG. The defense lead Sir William F. Webb argues that the court should recess and be reconstituted. Webb announces adjournment. The audience rises as the judges file out. 18:46:21 (Munich 111) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, April 18, 1946 (German). LSs, Dr. Alfred Seidl, counselor for Hans Frank, questions Frank on the stand. CU, Dr. Seidl questioning the witness. CU, Frank giving details of his early career.

  7. French case presented at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 511) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 19, 1946. LS, Tribunal enters court and is seated. MLS, new Chief of French delegation Champetier de Ribes presenting the case against the Nazis for the French. MSs, Justices Birkett, Lawrence, and Biddle looking through documents as Chief Justice Geoffrey Lawrence makes a comment to de Ribes. MCU, French prosecutor Mr. Herzog addressing the Tribunal about the National Socialist doctrine on labor.

  8. Archives of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal

    Digital copies of the audio, film, and paper components of the Archives of the International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg. The original materials include: 1,942 cut gramophone discs of audio recordings of the hearings of the IMT; 37 rolls of 35mm nitrate films used as evidence during the trial; and 269,093 pages of documents (exhibits submitted to the Tribunal; trial briefs; minutes; lists).

  9. Process for presenting evidence at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 450) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, December 17, 1945. MS, Rudolf Hess standing in prisoners' dock talking to his attorney. (Mute) Sound begins at 03:0119 Robert G. Storey, prosecution counsel, addressing the court. LS, MS, Fritz Sauckel's counselor, Dr. Robert Servatius, offers protest to the Tribunal. Speaking on behalf of the "Organization der politischen Leiter" [Organization of Political Leaders] Servatius questions the sufficiency of opportunities and time to discuss evidence presented by the prosecution. 03:04:45 Pan to bench as Chief Justice Geoffrey Lawrence tells Dr...

  10. Doenitz on stand at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 155) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, May 8-10, 1946. HAS, Tribunal as Chief Justice Geoffrey Lawrence administers oath to Adm. Karl Doenitz (latter not visible). HAS, Capt. Otto Kranzbuehler questioning his client Doenitz at the stand. (Doenitz not visible. Interpreter's voice is heard giving questions and answers in English.) MSs, Kranzbuehler at speaker's stand. HAS, left side of prisoners' dock showing defendants talking with attorneys before session. HAS, British prosecutor Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe as he continues questioning Doenitz. Doenitz is heard replying. Maxwell-Fyfe...

  11. Hitler Youth; Autobahn; Nuremberg Party Congress

    Private film reels including Hitler Youth camp in color, Hitler Youth appeal, Reichsautobahn, Rothenburg in color, Nuremberg party conference in color, "Horst Wessel", DAF, Chamberlain.

  12. Nuremberg Trial; War Crimes Trials in Tokyo

    14:15:00 (Munich 366) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, August 20, 1946. (English and German) MS, Justices Francis Biddle and John J. Parker at bench, Biddle is dozing. MS, Hermann Goering and Joachim von Ribbentrop. MS, Erich Raeder, Fritz Sauckel in dock. HAS of Fritz Sauter questioning witness. HAS, US prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd cross-examining Walther Funk (not in scene). 14:20:18 War Crimes Trials, Tokyo, Japan, August 12, 1946. (English) . Mr. John Goetee, a US newspaperman who spent twenty years in China, continues describing his education, background, and work involving politica...

  13. Robert Jackson, US Prosecutor, at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 16) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, February 28, 1946. MLS, front view, US Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson speaking. Jackson states in part that the six criminal organizations to be tried in these proceedings were not selected without considerable study by the prosecution. They were the most vicious and membership within them was entirely voluntary. Those to be indicted are: the Reich Cabinet; the top policy makers of the German Nazi Army; the military police elements of the Gestapo and SD; the Nazi party leaders; and their staff officers on a high level. MSs, Justices Bid...

  14. Albert Speer testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 248) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, June 20, 1946. MS, Dr. Hans Flaschner speaking, pan to Speer answering. MS, Thomas J. Dodd and Robert H. Jackson of the US prosecution talking to others in the courtroom during recess. MS, Jackson speaking to British officer. MS, Dodd conferring with US officer. MLS, Speer standing alongside witness box eating candy before being sworn in. Shot of Lawrence administering oath. MS, Flaschner at stand. CU, Justice Lawrence at bench. Pan from Maxwell-Fyfe at table to Dodd, Jackson, and Gen. Rudenko. Pan, spectators in gallery, mostly US soldiers.

  15. Autopsies, human skin discussed at Nuremberg Trial

    War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 11, 1946. Thomas J. Dodd continues reading Dr. Franz Blaha's signed affidavit which tells of the Gestapo forcing him to work in the autopsy room. Dr. Blaha performed 7000 autopsies during his stay. He filled many requests for human skin that was cured in the sun and used for making saddles, gloves, and ladies' handbags. In his testimony, Dr. Blaha identifies Wilhelm Frick and Alfred Rosenberg, whom he saw touring the Dachau camp.

  16. Bach-Zelewski testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 488) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 7, 1946. Col. Telford Taylor identifies the witness Eric von dem Bach-Zelewski and asks him to identify himself. The witness says he is a former general of a branch of the SS and spells out his name. LS, Bach-Zelewski takes the oath administered by Justice Lord Geoffrey Lawrence. The witness tells of his background from 1917 to 1942. He is asked whether he gave commands/ROEs to Wehrmacht officers about how to deal with partisans ("...with regard to the methods that should be applied to combat partisans ..."), and he answers "Yes," t...

  17. Defendants' closing statements at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 378) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, August 31, 1946. Short excerpts from the final speeches of defendants Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Franz von Papen, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Albert Speer, Constantin von Neurath, and Hans Fritzsche.

  18. Koerner and Kesselring testify at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 40) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, March 13, 1946. LSs, MSs, prisoners' dock. Chief US Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson cross examines Paul Koerner, Deputy of the Board of the Four-Year Plan, Staatssekretar in the Prussian Ministry, Chairman of the SS Obergruppenfuehrer, and Hermann Goering's personal Adjutant in the Prussian State Ministry. Koerner is questioned about November 9th, Reichskristallnacht, Goering's role, the fining of Jews after the damage, etc. He points out and verifies that riots against the Jews were incited by members of the government and that Goering was in...

  19. Luxembourg occupation discussed at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 534) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, February 1, 1946. MSs, Emil Reuter, President of the Assembly of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is sworn in and begins testifying. LS, French prosecutor Faure interrogates the witness. MSs, Reuter testifies about the German occupation of Luxembourg. He gives an account of the situation in Luxembourg immediately before the annexation by Germany, testifying that the continuation of government in Luxembourg was at the time secured, and the German government repeatedly expressed peaceful intentions. Faure speaking from the stand. LS, prisoners' dock.

  20. Courtroom interior during session at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 211 and 222) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, July 1946. MS, Russian, British, American, and French justices on bench. MS, stenographers and stenotypists at work. Different shots of correspondents seated in courtroom during trial. Shots of visitors seated in courtroom. MS, American and Russian prosecution staffs in court. HMS, Justices Birkett, Biddle, Parker, and Lawrence.