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A military cordon was thrown around the Court House in Nuremberg as the hour for the verdict approached. The first to be sentenced was Goering and later Hess's verdict was delivered in Russian.

Dr. Martin Horn, Counsel for Joachim Von Ribbentriop, the foreign minister of Nazi Germany throughout the period when the Nuremberg defendants were charged with aggression, called his client to the stand on March 30, 1946. Nuremberg - Day 95-96 Von Ribbentrop He...

On April 12, 1946, Col. John Amen of the American Delegation cross-examined Kaltenbrunner. Nuremberg - Day 106 Kaltenbrunner He was confronted regarding concentration camps by an affidavit stating he had visited Mauthausen Concentration Camp and had witnessed...

After Col. John Amen concluded his direct examination of SS General Walter Schellenberg, several defense counsel cross examined. Nuremberg Day 27 Schellenberg In the segment on Jan. 4, 1946, he is examined by Dr. Kauffmann, counsel to Kaltenbrunner, and...

On April 24, 1946, Dr. Rudolf Dix, Counsel for Hjalmar Schacht, called Hans Gisevius, known for his resistance. Nuremberg - Day 114 Gisevius He testified that Schacht collaborated with him in obtaining information against the Gestapo and SS. Despite his...

In Russian, this is a vignette of the opening statement presented by General Roman Rudenko, Chief Russian Prosecutor. The case was presented on Feb,. 8, 1946 to a packed courtroom. He opened by stating "for the first time in the history of mankind is...

The International Military Tribunal established to hear evidence against 21 of the leading Nazis commenced in Nuremberg Germany on November 20, 1945. Nuremberg - Day 3 Nazi Party On the 3rd day, Col. Robert Story made initial statements regarding the...

Former German General Erwin Lahousen was one of the few survivors of the small German group which plotted an unsuccessful assassination of Hitler in July 1944. Nuremberg - Day 9 Lahousen On Nov. 30, 1945 Lahousen testified as the first live witness in...

Justice Robert H Jackson conducted the first and by far the longest cross examination of Albert Speer on June 21, 1946. Nuremberg Day 160 Speer Albert Speer was the Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions. For more information see www.roberthjacks...

On March 20, 1946, Robert H Jackson argues various points with Chief Justice Sir Geoffrey Lawrence regarding the length of Goering's response to cross examination questions. Nuremberg - Day 86 Jackson/ Lawrence on Goering's answers Jackson shows his displeasure...

During the Defense Case against the SA, Herr Boehm, its counsel called several witnesses. Nuremberg - Day 203 Juettner The fourth was Max Juettner, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the SA. Juettner was examined for 4 straight days and on Aug. 14, 1946 was...

During the case of Walter Funk, President of the Reichsbank, the American prosecutor Thomas Dodd introduced the affidiavit of Emil Puhl, its Vice President. Nuremberg - Day 130 Puhl The purpose of the affidavit was to indicate that Puhl had informed Funk...

The Nuremberg Trial (IMT) commenced on November 20, 1945. The indictment named 21 defendants. Nuremberg - Defendants Up Close The trial lasted until Oct. 1, 1946 with 18 defendants found guilty and 3 acquitted. The American prosecution was led by Justice...

This is a shot of the Nuremberg Trial Defendants entering the Dock on Dec. 10, 1945. Nuremberg - Defendants Enter It is also the first appearance of Defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner who had been suffering from a circulatory illiness. For further information...

On April 11, 1946, The defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Chief of the Security Police and SD and Head of the Reich Security Main Office, was called to the stand by this counselor, Dr. Kurt Kauffmann. He started his testimony by saying that "I know the hatred...

April 3-6,1946 saw the testimony of Defendant Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW). The direct examination was conducted by his attorney Dr. Otto Nelte who tried to show that Keitel was a soldier above all. He was cross...

On the 16th day of the Trial, Dec. 10, 1945, the Defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner was brought into the dock for the first time. He had been confined in a nearby Army hospital with a circulatory illness. He was the deputy to Reichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler....

On May 10, 1946, the principal cross-examination of Karl Doenitz was conducted by Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe of the British Delegation. Subjects covered included positions of Doenitz after January 1943 when he became Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, denial...

On June 6, 1946, British prosecutor, G.D. Roberts, cross examined defendant Alfred Jodl on the Hossbach Conference (1937) and his understanding of its significance leading to war. For furtehr information, see www.roberthjackson.org

On August 10, 1946, Brigadier General Telford Taylor, American Prosecutor, commenced one of the most devastating cross examinations of the Trial. The focus was Manstein's actions as commander of the German 11th Army from Sept. 1941 until 1944. In this...

Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt was called to be a principal witness in defense of the German Staff and High Command. In 1942 he became Commander-in-Chief West. In this excerpt, Von Rundstedt, in German. responds to Commander Calvacoressi's examination...

After the conclusion of the direct examination by Goering's counsel, Dr. Stahmer, Goering was questioned by 14 Defense Counsel other than his own. The testimony covered March 16 and 18, 1946. In this excerpt, Walter Funk's counsel asks about Funk's role....

On the third day of the Soviet case ( Feb. 11, 1946), Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus testified. He had been Commander-in-Chief of the German 6th Army in the battle of Stalingrad in late 1942 and early 1943. Eventually he surrendered. Many of the defendants...

On March 18, 1946, the long awaited cross examination of Hermann Goering by chief American Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson commenced. These are highlights of the first of three days of examinations. For further information, see www.roberthjackson.org

On March 20. 1946, Justice Robert H Jackson, chief American Prosecutor, continued his cross-examination of the lead Defendant, Hermann Goering. There was dialog between Justice Jackson and Sir Geoffrey Lawrence regarding the ability of Goering to answer...