Non-Jewish Polish Auschwitz prisoner Severina Shmaglevskaya shares her testimony during the Nuremberg trials after World War II. A Russian interpreter translates her testimony from Polish to the tribunal at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany). Russian Prosecutor L.N. Smirnov called the woman prisoner from Auschwitz to give her testimony. Justices taking down notes at their bench. Justices, court stenographers and other personnel listen to the testimony. Shmaglevskaya testifies concerning the treatment of women and babies in Auschwitz. The witness was also active in the Polish underground.
United States Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson continues his speech on the Criminality of Organizations during Day 70 of the Nuremberg Trials. Robert H. Jackson speaks to the tribunal at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany). Secretary take down notes beside him. Other guests listen to his speech from their seats behind him. Jackson enumerates the various laws from the German Strafgesetzbuch (1871 Penal Code of the German Empire) that prohibits secret associations and associations inimical to the state. Jackson also cites Weimar Republic laws such as the March 22nd 1921 Law against paramilitary groups and July 1922 law against organizations aimed to overthrow the constitution of the German republic.
United States Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson continues his speech on the Criminality of Organizations during Day 70 of the Nuremberg Trials. Robert H. Jackson speaks to the tribunal at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany). Female personnel take down notes beside him. A man with headphones reads documents or listens to Jackson’s speech. Camera pans to the two justices, Francis Biddle and John J. Parker, listening to Jackson. French justice Henri Donnedieu de Vabres is briefly seen beside Parker. Camera moves to Nazi defendants such as Hermann Göring are sitting in the prisoner’s dock. Jackson unfolds a sheet of paper while speaking to the tribunal. Jackson highlights the voluntary nature of Nazi membership, criminal accountability rests on the Nazi Party leaders, not from members. “We make no charge of those who supported the Nazi party, although some aspects of the denazification program the supporters are included” he said.
A “Jiu-Jitsu Club” patch. The Jiu-Jitsu Club of Dresden demonstrate martial arts in front of Nazi officers and soldiers in Germany during World War II. Judokas teaching soldiers art of judo. Slow motion shots of hand-to-hand combat using judo techniques. Troops and Nazi German officers applauding. Judokas jump over four to eight German soldiers. Judokas engage in a Jiu-Jitsu match. A Judoka demonstrates with a charging soldier.
Groups of German prisoners of war after their capture by United States forces in Cologne, Germany during World War II. A German Shepherd dog mascot accompanies the prisoners of war. Two of the POW have bicycles. Some of the prisoners are smoking and sitting outdoors. Piles of debris and destroyed buildings in the background. Allied Military Police lead prisoners of war and pet dog away. A deserted street with damaged buildings and debris. White flags hanging from houses in the street. One white flag standing in the middle of a street. German street sign “Aachener Str." (Aachener Straße).
A bus with evacuated German children driving in the autobahn to the countryside during World War II. Bus signage reads “KLV Kinderlandverschickung Westfalen”. Children are seen aboard a ship “KLV Kinderlandverschickung Hamburg” sailing on a river. A German boy climbs a tree and tickles another boy on the ground at Chieming, Bavaria, Germany. Boys wearing singlets with Swastika design pointing and laughing. Hitler Youth boys playing with toy boats in lake Chiemsee. A boy shows an airplane model with a message in German. Boys reading the message from airplane model. A black handprint on the model airplane wing. Hitler Youth boys show the airplane model to an older Hitler Youth mentor. German boys leave the lake carrying warship model and airplane models. Hitler Youth boys gathered in a circle around a campfire. A youth leader speaks to the boys. Hitler Youth boys stand up and leave the camp fire area. Hitler Youth boys rowing a boat to a marsh. Hitler Youth boy puts on a bag and a hat as cattle graze in a pasture behind the boys. German boy catching insects with a net. He trips in front of tents. An older boy tells him off. German boys crawling in the grass. Hitler Youth boys talking about model airplanes. A boy points to one of the model airplanes in their camp. Hitler Youth boys tackle each other. One of the boys removes a “Goten” armband from another boy’s arm. Capture the flag: An older boy speaks to the other boys and lowers down the flag on their flagpole. Boy hangs a banner bearing a face of a grinning man. Under the caricature is a note in German signed by “Die Wikinger” (“The Viking”).
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