Hanging of Nazis
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Sylvia Townsend Warner (Camera Operator)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
Scope and Content
Convicted Nazi war criminals are hanged as American military observers watch. Men escorted to scaffold with chaplain or priest, blindfolded and hanged against backdrop of castle wall. Bodies removed, placed in coffins. Very sobering.
Subjects
- COFFINS
- GERMANY
- WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- HANGINGS
- CLERGY
Places
- Bruchsal, Germany
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.