War Crimes Trials: Malmedy

Identifier
irn1001408
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.2288
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)

Scope and Content

(Munich 164) Malmedy War Crimes Trials, Dachau, Germany, May 16, 1946. LS, court in session as member of the Commission calls defendants for recital of their names and background. Gen Sepp Dietrich is called and he gives his name and age. MS, Dietrich answers questions of the Commission. Defendants Fritz Kramer, PJ Ochmann, Joachim Peiper, Hermann Priess, and Wolfgang Richter rise as they are called. They give their names, former rank and age, and are assigned numbers. CU, Brig Gen Josiah T. Dalbey calls out names of the accused. MCU, court interpreter, US soldier, speaking.

Subjects

  • TRIALS
  • DACHAU
  • COURTS/COURTROOMS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • NAZI OFFICIALS
  • DIETRICH, JOSEPH (SEPP)
  • WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
  • MALMEDY (ATROCITY)

Places

  • Dachau, Germany

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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