War Crimes Trials: Malmedy

Identifier
irn1001455
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.2337
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
  • Sargent? (Camera Operator)
  • Trudy Lovell (Camera Operator)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

(Munich 167) Malmedy War Crimes Trials, Dachau, Germany, May 24, 1945. MS, military defense counselor questions Lt. Perl about the interrogation cells used by War Crimes Branch. Lt. Perl answering the questions. Mr. Elowitz, civilian employee of War Crimes Branch, wearing uniform, is questioned about prisoner Hermann Priess. MCU, Gen. Josiah T. Dalbey on bench approves numbering of documents for evidence. MLS, prisoner is sworn in and questioned about his background. MLS, another prisoner is questioned by Lt. Col. Barton J Ellis. Prisoner is asked to identify defendants. As Col Ellis calls the names, the witness calls out the numbers and the defendants stand.

Subjects

  • WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
  • MALMEDY (ATROCITY)
  • NAZI OFFICIALS
  • DACHAU
  • INTERVIEWS
  • COURTS/COURTROOMS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • TRIALS

Places

  • Dachau, Germany

Genre

  • Unedited.
  • Film
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