General Keitel testifies at Nuremberg Trial

Identifier
irn1002268
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.358.1
  • RG-60.2854
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

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
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