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Defendant Hans Frank, former Governor General of occupied Poland, in his cell at the Nuremberg prison. [LCID: 74835]
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Hans Frank

Hans Frank (1900–1946) was an early supporter of the Nazi Party and a personal legal advisor to Adolf Hitler. After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Frank was appointed Governor General of occupied Poland. After the war, he was tried, found guilty, and executed by the International Military Tribunal for his crimes against ethnic Polish civilians and Polish Jews. Explore more content related to Hans Frank during and after the Holocaust (1933–1945).

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Defendant Hans Frank testifies [LCID: dfwct004]
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Defendant Hans Frank testifies
The defendants rise as the judges enter the courtroom at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg. [LCID: 03548]
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Hans Frank
Pair of wired headphones. ‘I-B-M Translator’ can be seen on the outside of each ear cup. A paper tag is tied to the headband with the date and the wearer’s name.
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Headphones
Two uniformed Nazi officials sit together at a table. The one on the right is bent over slightly with his arm resting on his knee. They appear to be drinking tea together.
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Heinrich Himmler and Hans Frank
Program page written in English, typed in black ink
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Page 2 of International Military Tribunal program
The case against defendant Hans Frank [LCID: dfwct001]
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The case against defendant Hans Frank

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