Media Essay
International Military Tribunal: The Defendants - Photograph
Defendants in the dock
View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg. November 1945.
Item ViewThe accused and their defense attorneys at Nuremberg
The accused and their defense attorneys in the courtroom during the International Military Tribunal. Nuremberg, Germany.
Item ViewPresenting the prosecution's case at the International Military Tribunal
US Major Frank B. Wallis (standing center), a member of the trial legal staff, presents the prosecution's case to the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. A chart (top left) shows where the defendants (bottom left) fit into the organizational scheme of the Nazi Party. At right are lawyers for the four prosecuting countries. Nuremberg, Germany, November 22, 1945.
The trials of leading German officials before the International Military Tribunal are the best known of the postwar war crimes trials. They formally opened in Nuremberg, Germany, on November 20, 1945, just six and a half months after Germany surrendered. Each of the four Allied nations—the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France—supplied a judge and a prosecution team.
Item ViewView of a criminal wing in the prison at Nuremberg
View of a criminal wing in the prison at Nuremberg, housing war crimes trials defendants. Baltic guards under the supervision of American authorities patrol the wing and keep constant watch over the prisoners. The upper floors are screened off with heavy chicken wire to discourage suicide attempts. Nuremberg, Germany, between November 20, 1945, and October 1, 1946.
Item ViewThe defendants' box at the Nuremberg trial
The defendants' box at the Nuremberg trial. Hermann Göring is seated at the far left of the first row. Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946.
Item ViewPress reports of the sentences handed down by the International Military Tribunal
People gather in the street to read a special edition of the Nurnberger newspaper reporting the sentences handed down by the International Military Tribunal. Nuremberg, Germany, October 1, 1946.
Item ViewNewspaper headlines about the sentences given at the International Military Tribunal
An American correspondent reads a special edition of the Nürnberger newspaper reporting the sentences handed down by the International Military Tribunal. Nuremberg, Germany, October 1, 1946.
Item ViewJudgment Day at the International Military Tribunal
An armored car parked outside the gate of the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg on the day the judgment of the International Military Tribunal was handed down. Nuremberg, Germany, October 1, 1946.
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