Indictment of German field marshal and war criminal Wilhelm Keitel during the Nuremberg trials after World War II. A pair of Military Policemen escort Keitel to his seat. A man adjusts the microphone and places a glass of water on Keitel’s podium. Keitel puts on his headphones. Keitel swears under oath in before he sits down. Keitel answers the jury in German. Visitors sitting in the gallery of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany). General Geoffrey Keyes (Former Commanding General, Seventh United States Army), Commanding General LeRoy Watson, and several Russian military officials watch the tribunal from the gallery. Dr. Otto Nelte, Counsel for Defendant Wilhelm Keitel, interrogates Keitel in German. Keitel provides the court with information about his family background. Court stenographers taking down notes. Nuremberg Trial judges listen to the testimony from Wilhelm Keitel.
People attend the Nuremberg trials at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany) after World War II. Spectators, justices, and other staff stand up from their seats and began to leave the courtroom after the session. Some court stenographers stay in their seats and chat among themselves. Military Police personnel group around defendants such as Wilhelm Keitel just prior to the end of the session. Spectators such as United States Secretary of War Kenneth Claiborne Royall watch the tribunal from the gallery. German defense attorneys speak inside the courtroom. Nuremberg trials justices Francis Biddle, John J. Parker, Henri Donnedieu de Vabre, and Robert Falco sit on bench during the proceedings. Camera moves to Nazi defendants Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Karl Dönitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, and Fritz Sauckel are sitting in the prisoner’s dock. The testimony of Joachim von Ribbentrop is heard off-screen.
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.
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 few guests seated near Jackson listens to his speech. Camera moves to Nazi defendants Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Karl Dönitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, and Fritz Sauckel are sitting in the prisoner’s dock. Military Police personnel surround the defendants. Camera moves back to Jackson speaking to the tribunal. Jackson gives his documents to the secretary beside him before leaving the podium. Jackson speaks about certain Nazi organizations- the paramilitaries SA (Sturmabteilung) and the SS (Schutzstaffel)- were not selected without considerable study by the prosecution and that they were the most vicious in Germany.
View of Angaur island at sunrise at start of Battle of Angaur in World War II. Aerial view of aircraft carrier. Conning tower on USS Essex. Crew member speaking on on radio headset. Pilot in cockpit of Grumman F6F Hellcat. Fighter planes gathered on deck of the USS Essex (CV-9) near the Palau Islands. Grumman F6F fighters on board start after signal from crew in conning tower. Fighters take off from flight deck. Another Grumman F6F fighter is raised to deck using aircraft lift and takes off. Fighters in formation in the air. Battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) and four cruisers bombard Japanese positions in Angaur. Explosion on top of a hill. Trees destroyed on the coast as seen from a United States Navy ship. Naval artillery firing at Angaur. Landing craft being deployed from ships to land on Angaur.
United States 81st Infantry Division troops relax in the middle of the Battle of Angaur in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Naked servicemen bathe and wash clothes. 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” soldiers prepare a meal from a portable camp stove. Two of the soldiers are smoking cigarette and pipe. The soldier stirs from the metal can. He scoops some soup to taste. The soldier makes an “OK” hand gesture after tasting the soup. A soldier picks up a stray goat. They smile as they hold and pet the goat. A group of soldiers play with a Japanese record player. They laugh at the high-pitched warbled music from the record player.
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