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Tribunal enters the courtroom and Justice Lawrence advises defendants to consult with their lawyers in Nuremberg, Germany.

Tribunal enters the courtroom during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. German attorney makes statement to court and Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence heard advising the defendants that they may consult with their lawyers. A fifteen minute recess is granted by Justice Lawrence. Rudolf Hess stands in the dock during adjournment. Wilhelm Keitel speaks to Fritz Sauckel. Alongside of him sits Alfred Rosenberg. Group of lawyers confers during adjournment.

Date: 1945, November 20
Duration: 4 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024497
Goering, Rudolf Hess, Wilhelm Keitel, Rosenberg and other prisoners plead not guilty in Nuremberg, Germany.

All prisoners seated in dock during the Nuremberg Trials, Germany. Hermann Goering stands up and starts to read statement to the court. Justice Lawrence interrupts, saying that the defendants are not permitted to read statements but are to plead guilty or not guilty. Goering, Hess, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Keitel, Rosenberg, Julius Streicher, Walter funk, Hjalmar Schacht, franz Von Papan, Konstantin Neurath, and Hans Fritche, one by one , plead not guilty. Goering again rises to make a statement, but is warned by the court. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, November 20
Duration: 4 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024498
Chief Prosecutor Robert H Jackson starts opening address to court during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany.

Chief Prosecutor Robert H Jackson starts opening address to court during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany, following World War 2. He states, "The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the people of the world is a grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating that civilization can not tolerate their being ignored because it can not survive their being repeated."

Date: 1945, November 20
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024499
Major Walsh, U.S. prosecutor, reads original Nazi letters during the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg, Germany.

Major Walsh, U.S. prosecutor, reads original Nazi letters which tell of the formations of pogroms and other actions against the Jews in Lativa and Lithuania during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. He talks about complete annihilation of Jews by the SS.

Date: 1945, December 13
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024500
Major Walsh, U.S. prosecutor, reads original Nazi letters during the Nurembergn Trials, Germany.

Hermann Goering reads exhibit document during the Nuremberg Trials, Germany. Major Walsh, U.S. Prosecutor, reads the documentation on the removal of gold teeth and filling from the mouths of German Nad Russian Jews before their annihilation. He states that 516 Jews were killed. He starts to read the covering letter part of the document, consisting actions against Jews as subjects.

Date: 1945, December 13
Duration: 4 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024501
General Eisenhower returning home to Washington, DC after World War II, by way of Paris and London.

With the war ended, General Dwight D. Eisenhower is feted in London, on his way home to America. He is seen stepping into a ceremonial horse-drawn carriage, as throngs of spectators line the sidewalks to watch. Accompanied by British Air Marshal Arthur Tedder, Eisenhower rides in the carriage, escorted by police on white horses. Crowds cheer Ike from the sidewalks as the carriage passes. The carriage stops at the London Guildhall. (A sign reads: "Site of the Guildhall Chapel, 1299-1822.") Inside, Sir Frank Alexander, Lord Mayor of London, is seen making Ike an honorary citizen of London and presenting him a token sword that once belonged to the Duke of Wellington. Outside, the streets are jammed with London well-wishers who applaud and cheer the Supreme Allied Commander as his carriage passes them on the way to Mansion House. At some points, Eisenhower stands and acknowledges the crowds cheers and he sometimes salutes, while seated. Glimpse of spectators jammed side-by-side in the streets. Eisenhower is seen standing on the balcony of Mansion House, flanked by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in a top hat. The balcony is decorated with British and American flags. Sounds of the cheering crowd can be heard as Ike says: "Whether or not you know it, I am now a Londoner, myself." The crowd cheers. He continues: "I have just as much right to be down in that crowd, yelling, as you have." He goes on to make other remarks about the peaceful state of things. He bids all farewell and he and Churchill turn to enter the building. Scene shifts completely to the Arch of Triumph in Paris, where General Eisenhower is seen ceremoniously laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. He steps back to stand beside French General Charles de Gaulle. They and accompanying military officers salute. The memorial flame at the tomb fills the foreground. Next, in a closeup, General de Gaulle is seen decorating Eisenhower with the Medal of Liberation. Glimpse of enthusiastic French citizens cheering as Eisenhower tours the city with de Gaulle, in an open car escorted by police on motorcycles. They proceed along the Champs Elysees, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Ike and de Gaulle both stand as they drive along. Closeup from moving vehicle passing close to crowd. Views from rear as the car and escorts move through the spectator-lined streets. Similar views from ahead. Scene shifts to Eisenhower finally arriving in the United States. A pointed arch supports a large American flag above a "Welcome Ike" banner. General Eisenhower steps from an airplane in Washington,DC, where Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower greets him. The two pose for the camera. Next, a motorcade of jeeps travels along Pennsylvania Avenue. The Post Office building is seen on the right and the capitol in the far background. District Commissioners present Ike keys to the City. Views of jeep motorcade proceeding along Pennsylvania Avenue. Eisenhower standing in a jeep acknowledging the crowds. As they reach the capitol, a disabled veteran gives something to Ike. Inside, Eisenhower makes his way to the podium to address a joint session of the Congress. View of Ike addressing the session, with Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn and president pro tempore of the United States Senate, Kenneth Douglas McKellar, behind him. (The latter was serving as President of the Senate, in the temporary absence of a Vice President, after Harry Truman became President upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.)

Date: 1945, June 18
Duration: 7 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024696