General Keitel testifies at Nuremberg Trial
Creator(s)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Scope and Content
(Munich 93) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, April 9, 1946. British prosecutor Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe cross examines Wilhelm Keitel. While the prosecutor questions the witness, the camera pans the courtroom. Dr. Otto Nelte, counselor for Keitel, addresses the Tribunal. LS, Maxwell-Fyfe argues about the proper procedure for presenting evidence. Justices consult. MLS, Justices Birkett, Lawrence, and Biddle. A court attendant whispers to Justices Falco and de Vabre. The justices confer. MS, Justice Lawrence states the procedure for presenting evidence about Gen. Westhoff.
Subjects
- COURTS/COURTROOMS
- NUREMBERG (INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL)
- MAXWELL-FYFE, DAVID
- PROSECUTORS
- KEITEL, WILHELM
- GERMANY
- JUDGES
- WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
- TRIALS
- NAZI OFFICIALS
Places
- Nuremberg, Germany
Genre
- Unedited.
- Film