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  1. Maxwell-Fyfe's summation at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 386) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, August 30, 1946. HAS, MSs, British prosecutor Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, in summing up, tells of Germany in its entirety being dominated by National Socialism. "While Germany is not on trial, the proceedings in this court are to give the German people a chance to rehabilitate themselves...." Maxwell-Fyfe tells of the Nazi leaders knowing and condoning murder of Jewish civilians. LS, Maxwell-Fyfe walking away from speaker's stand after his summation.

  2. Nazi propaganda film about people with disabilities: various shots of individuals

    Reel 2 of 8: Two women together, toothless smiles and laughter; one is older. Man descends stairs on all fours, to camera, CU. 00:06:15 CU man, gray-haired. Another, in jacket and sweater, all outside. 00:06:44 CU, Man, twitching; good looking. 00:07:03 CU, feet dragging. 00:07:14 WS of women in grassy area, one spitting out food. Various movements. 00:07:50 Woman, pretty eyes, sweet. 00:08:09 woman on bench in hopsacking, knees up. 00:08:22 Four men, on bench, pan right to more. Two men walking on sloped path. Various men, CU, not extreme. 00:09:20 Pan, group of men, including young men. C...

  3. Green family photographs

    Contains five photographs of Green family members and friends in Celle, Germany.

  4. Jews protest in London; Diplomats sign pact in Italy

    Universal Newsreel, Vol. 5, No. 166, Parts 2 and 7. Release date, 07/26/1933. According to UN Official Motion Picture Release: Part 2 (11:23:15-11:24:07): "Jews Demand Nazi Boycott" London, England, July 20, 1933. Unprecedented scenes in famous Hyde Park as 50,000 mass to urge a cessation of trade relations with Germany in retaliation for the persecutions of Jews by Adolf Hitler's followers. Demonstration headed by Jewish war veterans. LS crowded city street, well dressed crowd, women, marching, banner 1914 "freedom from Hitler's Armies", double decker bus. Part 7 (11:27:00-11:28:01): "Nati...

  5. Jodl testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 209) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, June 4, 1946. MSs, Prof. Franz Exner, Alfred Jodl's counsel, at stand as off-screen voice is heard interpreting Jodl's testimony into English. MS, Justices Biddle, Parker, and de Vabre. MS, US prosecutor Dodd seated in courtroom. LS, ex-General Alfred Jodl speaking with Dr. Laternser, defense lawyer for German general staff, before opening of morning session. LS, side view, judges enter court and take seats. LS, Prof. Exner questioning Jodl. Jodl talks about former Field Marshal Keitel. Pan from Jodl testifying to Keitel in prisoners' dock.

  6. German TV documentary film on antisemitism (reel 13)

    The narrator asserts that as long as men such as Globke are part of the West German government, the "Aktion J" is still in action. Scenes of anti-Jewish graffiti and desecrated Jewish gravestones. Footage of Globke walking down his driveway and getting into his car. East German professor Alfred Norden is shown on television, speaking about Globke. He ends by holding up the file on Globke that we have been seeing throughout the film. He calls Globke the "Jew murderer by Adenauer's side." The narrator claims that since the day in July 1960 that Norden gave this speech to a press conference ab...

  7. Von Ribbentrop questioned at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 73) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, March 28, 1946. Joachim von Ribbentrop is questioned by Dr. Martin Horne, his attorney. LS, prisoners' dock and defense counselors as von Ribbentrop testifies. MLS, translators; defense counselors in FG. LS, von Ribbentrop leaving the witness box accompanied by MPs. LS, people leaving the courtroom after session. MLS, von Ribbentrop speaking to Dr. Horne. Hess standing alongside.

  8. Anti-Jewish propaganda film: Jewish education; religious observances

    A propaganda film declared as a "documentary film contribution about the problem of world Judaism," in which antisemitic stereotypes are disseminated by the Nazis, including scenes showing: Poland as a nesting place for Judaism; the comparison of Jews with rats; the difference between Jews and Aryans; "international crime"; "financial Judaism"; "assimilated Jews"; the Jewish influence on economics, culture, and politics; and Jewish religious practice with a portrayal of haggling and misused sacred Jewish texts. REEL 7 Narrator: "To understand these customs, one must look more closely at the...

  9. Evidence collected for Russelsheim Case

    Russelsheim Case, Russelsheim, Germany, July 21, 1945. LS, Frankfurterstrasse. Pan, Arc Hotel, where accused are billeted. Pan, from Frankfurterstrasse to Tannusstrasse. SEQ: US soldier walks route taken by American fliers. The solder points out where they were beaten, stoned, and finally died. LS, cemetery, sign in FG: "Bensheim American Military Cemetery." SEQ: men and women accused of murdering the fliers coming out of courthouse in Darmstadt and boarding truck under MP guard. CUs, still photographs showing civilians digging up the bodies. Three sketches showing wounds that killed the me...

  10. General Keitel testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 93) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, April 9, 1946. British prosecutor Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe cross examines Wilhelm Keitel. While the prosecutor questions the witness, the camera pans the courtroom. Dr. Otto Nelte, counselor for Keitel, addresses the Tribunal. LS, Maxwell-Fyfe argues about the proper procedure for presenting evidence. Justices consult. MLS, Justices Birkett, Lawrence, and Biddle. A court attendant whispers to Justices Falco and de Vabre. The justices confer. MS, Justice Lawrence states the procedure for presenting evidence about Gen. Westhoff.

  11. Greenland freed of Nazis; Warsaw Ghetto after uprising

    Universal Newsreel, Vol. 18, No. 359, Parts 1 and 3. Release date, 12/27/1944. Part 1 (13:00:40-13:03:00): According to UN Official Motion Picture Release: "Greenland Freed of Nazis" Nazi weather and radio stations in Greenland are located and destroyed by the US Coast Guard who dynamites its way through the Arctic ice fields to reach the enemy. Sleek German trawlers are destroyed or captured, and the Nazis are driven from their North Atlantic observation points. Part 3 (13:04:00-13:05:39): "The War in Poland" Review of German occupation of Poland (mostly if not all Warsaw). Footage of Wars...

  12. Izaks Berels papers

    Contains one black and white photograph and letter written from Riga.

  14. Goering interrogated by Soviet prosecutor, Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 68) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, March 21-22, 1946. Courtroom scene before session begins. (Rebecca West? talking to man, left of screen) Gen. Rudenko, Chief Russian prosecutor, cross-examines Goering on the authenticity of certain documents. 01:47:46 Goering says clearly, and with disdain, in response to Rudenko's question: "Jawohl. Dafuer war er der Fuehrer." [Of course. That's why he was the Fuehrer.] 01:48:20 Very good character CU, reply by Goering - methodical, slow, clear, "Das war versheiden..." 01:50 He makes reference to Bodenschatz. Goering is asked if he subscr...

  15. Typhus - Propaganda associating Jews & Poles with the disease and its spread by lice

    Nazi propaganda film about the measures to contain typhus. The Polish-Jewish population is made responsible for spreading typhus. Wehrmachtslehrfilm #347 [Army Instructional Film #347]. Reel 4: Scientists at work, seeking inoculation vaccine. Experiments. Institute scenes (approx 9 mins.). Stamp: "Official" on document regarding experiments. Sign: INSTITUT FUER FLECKFIEBER FORSCHUNG des OBERKOMMANDOS DES HEERES KRAKAU [Typhus Research Institute of the Army High Command, Krakow].

  16. Wladyslaw Minota memoir

    Contains a memoir about Mr. Wladyslaw Minota, a former Polish political prisoner in Auschwitz.

  17. War Crimes Trials: Krupp Case; Speech for Army Day

    17:22:43 (Munich 662) War Crimes Trials - Subsequent Trial Proceedings, Case 10 (Krupp Case), Nuremberg, Germany, December 16, 1947. LS, witness box with Georg Hayn, witness. MS, defendants talking with counsel among whom are Alfred Krupp, Loeser, Houdremont, Mueller, Janssen, Pfirsch, Ihn, and Eberhardt. CU, Judge Edward F. Carter. Gen. Telford Taylor, chief prosecutor, addressing the Tribunal. MS, German defense counsel at lectern. 17:26:22 Maj Gen Hubener's Speech for Army Day 1947, March 1947. Speech by Gen. Clarence R. Hubener. (Transcript available with original captions at NARA).

  18. US Army prepares for invasion of Europe; politicians discuss postwar plans

    Part 1, US troops storm a beach in a practice landing assault. Part 2, Anthony Eden and Lord Halifax converse with Sec. of State Hull. Newsreel footage also includes the following parts: Part 3, a steel life raft is tested and demonstrated by merchant seamen. Part 4, snowplows clear roads and railroads in eastern Canada. Part 5, Army men attempt to unload mules from boxcars. Part 6, destroyer escorts and tankers are constructed and launched. Part 7, mounted Coast Guardsmen patrol beaches. Part 8, lend-lease tanks are used in maneuvers in Australia. Part 9, a volcano erupts in Mexico and bur...

  19. Jodl interrogated at Nuremberg Trial

    05:17:48 (Munich 216) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, June 7, 1946. British prosecutor G B Roberts interrogates Alfred Jodl. His answers are translated and heard in English. MS, Jodl on stand, as Roberts reads an article on Norway from document book 7. Jodl speaks about the invasion of Norway. LS, prisoners' dock showing MPs in BG and FG. 05:23:18 (Munich 221) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, June 10, 1946. Dr. Gustav Steinbauer, Seyss-Inquart's attorney, speaking (translated into English). MCU, Seyss-Inquart being sworn in. MS, Seyss-Inquart is questioned by Dr. Steinbauer. MS...

  20. Defendants' closing statements at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 378) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, August 31, 1946. Short excerpts from the final speeches of defendants Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Franz von Papen, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Albert Speer, Constantin von Neurath, and Hans Fritzsche.