War crimes trials: Document transcripts and other papers

Identifier
WL1208
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70972
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 1948
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

These subsequent proceedings were instigated as a result of the promulgation of the Allied Control Council's 'Law No. 10' on 20 December 1945. This law empowered the commanding officers of the four zones of occupation to conduct criminal trials on charges of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership in an organization aiming at such crimes. There were 12 trials, held between December 1946 and April 1949. 177 people were tried, including representatives of the leadership of the Reich ministries, the Wehrmacht, industrial concerns, the legal and medical establishments. The cases were as follows: 1) Medical Case; 2) Milch Case; 3) Justice Case; 4) Pohl Case 5) Flick Case; 6) IG Farben Case; 7) Hostage Case; 8) RuSHA Case; 9) Einsatzgruppen Case; 10) Krupp Case; 11) Ministries Case; 12) High Command Case

Archival History

The material was donated to the Wiener Library by Sir Elwyn Jones, QC, formerly Major Elwyn Jones, a junior barrister, who played an active role in the prosecution of the Nuremberg defendants.

Acquisition

Donor: Sir Elwyn Jones

Scope and Content

This collection consists of trial transcripts and copy documents relating to the trial proceedings at Nuremberg, which followed the trial of the major war criminals. The papers in this collection comprise copy trial transcripts, and reports and correspondence relating to some of the 'subsequent trials' mentioned above. It is worth noting that the trial transcripts are verbatim whereas those in the published version are often abridged or extracted.

System of Arrangement

The material has been arranged chronologically by trial.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Schröder, Kurt von
  • Elwyn-Jones, Frederick Elwyn-Jones, Baron

Subjects

  • Hostage Trial
  • Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings
  • Medical Trial
  • War crime trials
  • Ministries Trial, Nuremberg, 1948-1949
  • Krupp Trial
  • Justice Trial
  • IG Farben Trial
  • High Command Trial
  • Documents
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