Trial of Nazi German leaders for war crimes in Nuremberg, Germany soon after the end of World War 2. British Chief Prosecutor Hartly W Shawcross presents count no 2, crimes against peace involving wars of aggression in violation of international treaties and agreements. A document reveals Adolf Hitler's plans to occupy Poland. Older footage from 1935 shows Nazi Party (NSDAP) election propaganda in the Free City of Danzig, Poland, with signage mentioning "Wählt...Liste 1" (List 1, which was the Nazi party's position on the Volkstag ballot for the April 1935 election.) Footage showing Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin and Germany's Joachim Von Ribbentrop as they sign non-aggression pact between Russia and Germany on August 23, 1939 (also called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact). Close-up view of Stalin smiling. Long line of German tanks and armor moving out on a dirt road in the countryside as Germany prepares to occupy Poland. Pope Pius XII delivering a speech appealing for peace. President Franklin D Roosevelt making a speech also appealing for peace just before start of World War II.
Nuremberg Trials in Germany. Russian Chief Prosecutor Roman A Redenko presents count 3 and 4 charging Nazi leaders with commitment of war crimes in Germany and in other countries occupied by Germany. Prisoners of war searched for weapons, starved, made to march and abused by Nazis. A General and Kenaris testify before the tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany
During Nuremberg trial Nazi leaders make final statements in Nuremberg, Germany. Leaders like Hjamlar Schacht, Albert Speer, Keitel, Hans Frank, Hans Fritzsche make final statements. Defense and prosecution sum up the arguments in the end.
During Nuremberg trial Chief Prosecutors from different countries make final summations against various Nazi leaders in Nuremberg, Germany. Chief Prosecutors Robert Jackson, Hartley Shawcross, Lieutenant General Rudenko and Francis de Menthon present final summations. Nazi leaders Hermann Goring, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Rosenberg, Hess, Frank, Frick, Neurath and Raeder. Judges Geoffery Lawrence, Francis Biddle, Major General Niokitchenko and Henri Donnedieu de Vabres discuss the final verdict in a room.
A film on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Empty fields marking the site of Lidice, Czechoslovakia. Women survivors of the Lidice who had been sent to concentration camps. They place wreaths on the common grave of the people who were killed at Lidice. View of a lineup of captured Nazi SS soldiers and officers involved in the destruction of Lidice. Packed courtrooms at Nuremberg, Germany with German Nazi leadership present at Nuremberg Trial. Rubble and destroyed bombed-out Reichstag building in Berlin. Debris on the street. Past events show German Chancellor Adolf Hitler addresses people and talks about the destruction of other cities. Ruins of buildings from war. A wrecked bridge and burned out fields of a farm from World War 2.
"Nuremberg it's a lesson for today" opens showing destroyed buildings and houses all over Europe in aftermath of World War II. Children running and groups of boys playing on rubble of destroyed buildings in a European city. Hungry men, women, and children in despair. A hungry boy asleep leaning against a building. Suffering, displaced civilians make a fire to stay warm, atop rubble of wrecked buildings. Face of a young boy in despair. A young girl walking amidst ruins and rubble. An old woman looking upset. People walking through rubble on street in Germany with Brandenburg Gate in the distance. Children seek relief at in a breadline or food relief area asking for food, with some taking cups offered and others reading hands forward. A hungry and upset young boy beside a military truck shows the motion of holding an item and eating it in order to ask a person (unseen) for food. A distraught looking woman with disheveled hair cradling a young girl in her arms and walking away from a group. Crucifix standing alone amid rubble. Scene changes to the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany as Military Police guards the palace. A document shows the names of Nazi leaders who will be tried at the Palace of Justice for war crimes during the Nuremberg Trials.