Nuremberg trial papers

Identifier
WL2060
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 72292
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

The High Command Trial (officially, The United States of America vs. Wilhelm von Leeb, et al.), also known initially as Case No. 12 (the 13 Generals' trial), and later as Case No. 72 (the German high command trial: Trial of Wilhelm von Leeb and thirteen others), was the last of the twelve trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their occupation zone of Germany in Nuremberg after the end of World War II. These twelve trials were all held before U.S. military courts, not before the International Military Tribunal, but took place in the same rooms at the Palace of Justice. The twelve U.S. trials are collectively known as the "Subsequent Nuremberg Trials" or, more formally, as the "Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals" (NMT).

Peter Calvocoressi, formerly barrister and Acting Wing Commander in the RAF along with Oliver Berthoud, formerly Major in the Intelligence Corps, were detailed by the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to go to Nuremberg to advise and assist the prosecutors of major Axis war criminals before the International Military Tribunal.

Archival History

This collection was in the possession of Peter Calvocoressi and given to Bath University Library in 2005.

Acquisition

Donated 05.06.2007

Donor: Bath University (Howard Nicholson, librarian)

Scope and Content

This collection comprises mostly copy and draft typescript documents pertaining to 'The High Command' case, No. 12 in the Nuremberg Trial Subsequent Proceedings

System of Arrangement

The collection has been arranged into the 4 following categories: 2060/1 Key documents; 2060/2 General documents; 2060/3 Affidavits; 2060/4 Covering documents

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.