The first preliminary trial of Nazi war criminals following end of World War II in Europe. Norwegian leader Vidkun Quisling is tried for high treason in Oslo, Norway. Men are seated during the trial. Vidkun Quisling sits during the hearing. View of the Norwegian ship "Patria" which is now Allied headquarters, in Flensburg, Northern Germany. On May 9, 1945, the Allies arrest all elements of the German shadow government at Flensburg. German prisoners march near the harbor. Ships in the background. High German officials are arrested. Two German Navy officers and a non-uniformed official (who has the appearance of a Hitler doppelganger) stand with their hands behind their heads. Exterior view of Castle at Flensburg. Inside lies the body of General-Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, after he committed suicide. Picture of Admiral Doenitz, on wall above the body. Colonel General Alfred Jodl, leaving the Germany Army Headquarters at Flensburg, as he is taken into custody. Exterior view of German shadow government headquarters at Flensburg. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, successor to Hitler, is taken into custody. Doenitz and Jodl, are escorted by Allied armed guards, through a tunnel in the Flensburg compound. View of house in Luneberg, Germany, where Nazi SS leader, Heinrich Himmler, commits suicide after his arrest by British soldiers. View of cyanide poison pills taken from Himmler, before he succeeded in taking one he had hidden in his mouth. Body of Himmler.
Vidkun Quisling is sentenced to death in Oslo, Norway. Men stand outside the Court House. Vidkun Quisling arrives at the Court House. He gets out of the wagon. Vidkun Quisling inside the court room. He leaves the court after the sentence is announced and enters a patrol wagon.
Inspection of task force buildings in Oslo, Norway during World War II. Officers stand and talk. U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley arrives in a car and is greeted by officers. General Bradley and U.S. Brigadier General Owen Summers and other officers on an inspection tour of Task Force 'A' buildings. The two Generals enter and leave buildings and cars while inspecting.