German naval officer testifies and case against Raeder presented at Nuremberg Trial

Identifier
irn1002354
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.358.1
  • RG-60.2927
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

(Paris 505) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 12, 1946. MLS, Karl Heinz Moehle, a former German naval officer, is sworn in and testifies. LS, MS, rear views, Col. Griffith-Jones (British prosecution) presenting case against defendant Erich Raeder. LS, rear views, Col. Phillimore (British prosecution) asks witness, "What were your orders in regard to rescue?" Moehle says that he was ordered to put priority on the safety of their own boat. It should not be put in jeopardy by rescue operations.

Subjects

  • BOATS
  • COURTS/COURTROOMS
  • NAVY (GERMAN)
  • TRIALS
  • PROSECUTORS
  • GERMANY
  • RAEDER, ERICH
  • WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
  • NAZI OFFICIALS
  • NUREMBERG (INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL)

Places

  • Nuremberg, Germany

Genre

  • Unedited.
  • Film
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