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Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 14 December 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 14 December 1949 Volume 59 Summing up of the evidence relating to the 17 Charges, by the Judge Advocate: (pp. 3-55) Individual Charges: Statement by the Judge Advocate concerning Charge 9 and Charge 10. (pp. 3-46) Executive power of the Reichsfuehrer SS (p. 3); Organization of the Security Police and the SD (pp. 3-4); Co-operation between Special Task Forces (Einsatzgruppen, Einsatzkommandos) of the SD, also Secret Field Police. (p. 5) Concerning Charge 9 and...

File Number : 59

Type of Material : Legal Documentation, Names of Perpetrators, Indictment

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 12 December 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 12 December 1949 Volume 57 Summing up of the evidence relating to the 17 Charges, by the Judge Advocate: (pp. 4-66) General application to all of the Charges: (pp. 4-10) Individual Charges: Charge 1 to Charge 4. (pp. 10-66) Charge 1: (p. 10) Charge 2: (pp. 10-38) Charge 3: (pp. 39-46) Charge 4: (pp. 59-66) General application to all the Charges: Question of knowledge of von Manstein (p. 5); War crime definitions (p. 6); Questions of international law (pp....

File Number : 57

Type of Material : Indictment, Names of Perpetrators, Legal Documentation

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 30 November 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 30 November 1949 Volume 56 Important note: This was the closing speech by Sir Arthur Comyns Carr on behalf of the Prosecution to the submissions and arguments of the Defense. (p. 24) Closing speech by Sir Arthur Comyns Carr on behalf of the Prosecution to the submissions and arguments of the Defense (pp. 3-24) Report case: Cooperation and collaboration: Reports from SD to the Headquarters; Reports from the Headquarters to the 11th Army. (pp. 3-5) Watch case: Letter...

File Number : 56

Type of Material : Indictment, Names of Perpetrators, Legal Documentation

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 24 October 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 24 October 1949 Important note: This was a statement by the accused; Examination of Field Marshal von Manstein in the witness box, by Dr. Laternser (for the Defense): Reichenau Order: Barbarossa Jurisdiction Order (p. 4); Manstein Order: Similar order to General Reichenau’s Order (p. 5); Danger of partisans in the Crimea (p. 5); Exhibit 33: Reichenau Order to Manstein: Close connection between Jews and Bolsheviks in Russia (p. 5; p. 9); Order initials (p. 7); von...

File Number : 32

Type of Material : Indictment, Names of Perpetrators, Legal Documentation

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 07 October 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 07 October 1949 Continuation of the opening speech by the Defense of von Manstein; Important note: it is not from the point of view of the Defense. Overview of the four aspects in relation to the Crimea: 1. Treatment of POWs in the Crimea 2. Guerilla warfare 3. Propaganda: Reichenau Order 4. Activities of the Einsatzgruppen Included in this document are aspects no. 3 and 4: 3. Propaganda: Reichenau Order (pp. 05-12) 4. Activities of the Einsatzgruppen (pp....

File Number : 24

Type of Material : Legal Documentation, Names of Perpetrators, Indictment

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 21 September 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 21 September 1949 Cross-examination of Johann Gaffal, from Austria: (pp. 3-5) Shooting of Jews in Simferopol by Germans (p. 3); Number of the German officers involved in the shooting of Jews, is between three and five (p. 4); Cross-examination concluded. (p. 5) Survey report by Bernard Henry William Nicholson, a Major on the General List and an officer of the Directorate of Army Legal Services staff: (pp. 5-21) Documents: Prevention of the floating back [return] of...

File Number : 21

Type of Material : Names of Perpetrators, Legal Documentation, Testimony, Indictment

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 20 September 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 20 September 1949 Continuation of Charge 17: Reports regarding the number of evacuations, destructions and demolitions in the area of Army Group South by the Army, SS, Einsatzgruppe, SD, Military Police, civilian police forces and other units under the command of Army Group South, between 23/09/1943-04/1944 (pp. 3-31); Selection of workers/POW camps (p. 11); Civilian labor (p. 12); Number of forced laborers and Hiwis. (pp. 18-19) Testimony: Witness Johann Gaffal,...

File Number : 20

Type of Material : Testimony, Legal Documentation, Names of Perpetrators, Indictment

Language : English

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 09 September 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 09 September 1949 Mass murder of civilians in the accused areas of command; Crimes by the German Army, by units subordinate to the Accused (p. 4); Repetition of Exhibit 198: Order (signed by the Accused on 12/06/1941; Important note: 10 days before the campaign between Germany and the Soviet Union): Directions for the behavior of the troops in Russia: “Bolshevism is the deadly enemy of the National Socialist German people”; [There is to be] ruthless and energetic...

File Number : 14

Type of Material : Indictment, Names of Perpetrators, Legal Documentation

Language : English