Bach-Zelewski testifies at Nuremberg Trial
Creator(s)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Scope and Content
(Paris 488) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 7, 1946. Col. Telford Taylor identifies the witness Eric von dem Bach-Zelewski and asks him to identify himself. The witness says he is a former general of a branch of the SS and spells out his name. LS, Bach-Zelewski takes the oath administered by Justice Lord Geoffrey Lawrence. The witness tells of his background from 1917 to 1942. He is asked whether he gave commands/ROEs to Wehrmacht officers about how to deal with partisans ("...with regard to the methods that should be applied to combat partisans ..."), and he answers "Yes," then gives a list of names of army commanders he conferred with. [Testimony is given in German.]
Subjects
- BACH-ZELEWSKI, ERICH VON DEM
- PARTISANS
- TRIALS
- NAZI OFFICIALS
- GERMANY
- TAYLOR, TELFORD
- COURTS/COURTROOMS
- NUREMBERG (INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL)
- WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
- SS (SCHUTZSTAFFEL)
Places
- Nuremberg, Germany
Genre
- Unedited.
- Film
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