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International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg indictment against the major war criminals

International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg indictment against the major war criminals Charges cited in the indictments: - Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of a crime against peace; - Planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace; - War crimes; - Crimes against humanity. The 24 defendants: Martin Bormann; Karl Doenitz; Hans Frank; Wilhelm Frick; Hans Fritzsche; Walther Funk; Hermann Goering; Rudolf Hess; Alfred Jodl; Ernst Kaltenbrunner; Wilhelm Keitel; Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach; Robert Ley; Konstantin von...

File Number : 38

Type of Material : Indictment

Language : English

Closing statement presented by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel at the Nuremberg Trials, and an essay on the chain of command under Hitler

Closing statement presented by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel at the Nuremberg Trials, and an essay on the chain of command under Hitler Two versions of Keitel's closing statement before the International Military Tribunal: - He did not want the war and he did not give orders, he just passed them on; - He considers himself not guilty. Essay on the chain of command under Hitler.

File Number : 33

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 05 September 1949

Legal documentation from the trial of German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, held in the British Military Court in Hamburg, 05 September 1949 Exhibit 227: NOKW 845: Execution of a Jewish woman Bludowa (nee Grunberg) because of forged passports; Shooting of several Russians (p. 3); Handing over of 8 persons, some of them Jews, to the SD; Shooting of 58 persons. (p. 4) Exhibit 228: Report by the SD: Discovery of and drowning (Important note: the German translation is “Versenkt”; to sink in water) of 1,029 Jews, 11 Communists, 18 Krymchaks and 2 partisans between 01-15/07/1942; Two politruks and...

File Number : 10

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

Language : English

"Dokumente uber Methoden der Judenverfolgung im Ausland" (Documentation regarding methods of persecution of Jews outside Germany), 1939-1944, prepared by the United Restitution Organization (URO) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1960

"Dokumente ueber Methoden der Judenverfolgung im Ausland" (Documentation regarding methods of persecution of Jews outside Germany), 1939-1944, prepared by the United Restitution Organization (URO) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1960 Included in the file: Agreement between the Bulgarian commissar for Jewish questions, Alexander Beleff, and the German representative, SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer Theodor Dannecker, concerning the deportation of 20,000 Jews from Bulgaria and Macedonia to the Eastern territories occupied by Germany, 22/02/1943 (pp. 3-4); Excerpts from notes and letters by Rudolf Hess, 1946-1947:...

File Number : 136

Type of Material : Testimony, Agreement, Letter(s), Note, Memoirs, Protocol, Survey, Questionnaire

Language : German

Documentation concerning the governmental administration in the Ostland Reichskommissariat, 1941-1942

Documentation concerning the governmental administration in the Ostland Reichskommissariat, 1941-1942 Included in the file: 15/08/1941 Letter of request addressed to the Reichs Minister for the Eastern territories concerning the handling of foreign Jews in the Eastern territories (i.e. concerning Jews who are not German, Polish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian or Russian citizens, or stateless). (pp. 2-5). 08/1941 Preliminarily guidelines for the handling of Jews in the territory of the Reichskommissariat Ostland, marked as classified. (pp. 6-13). 30/08/1941 Order concerning the handling of...

File Number : 132

Type of Material : Reports, Telegram, Correspondence, Orders, Document(s), Note, Letter(s), Administrative Documentation, Laws and Decrees

Language : German

Decrees, ordinances, regulations and announcements by the Generalgouvernement authorities, 1938-1945

Decrees, ordinances, regulations and announcements by the Generalgouvernement authorities, 1938-1945 Appeal by the Commander of the Army, Walther von Brauchitsch, regarding the invasion of German troops into Poland and his executive authority, 01/09/1939 (pp. 3 and 4); Decrees enacted by the Commander of the Army, Walther von Brauchitsch, regarding the introduction of German criminal law, special courts in the occupied Polish territory, and sentencing of crimes by adolescents, 05/09/1939-10/09/1939 (pp. 5-8); Decrees by the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor regarding the: - Administration of the...

File Number : 1

Type of Material : Orders, Official Documentation, Copy, Correspondence, Questionnaire, Lists, Circular, Announcement, Reports

Language : Polish, German

Directive given by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - OKW (Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht), signed by Wilhelm Keitel, including a ban on the employment of Jews for the use of the Wehrmacht units, 1941 Publication of the directive, during the attack on the Soviet Union; due to several incidents that occurred, a reminder is to be given of the orders issued for the Wehrmacht forces in the Soviet Union territories; in the context of the struggle against Bolshevism, struggle must be made against the Jews because they are the main subjects and because of the Jews' hostile attitude against Germany; employment of...

File Number : 93

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation regarding the confiscation of art collections from the Jews of France, 1941-1944

Documentation regarding the confiscation of art collections from the Jews of France, 1941-1944 Translation to English of a collection of German documents regarding the confiscation of European art collections by the Germans, obtained by First [Lieutenant] James J. Rolmer, the US Army, 7th Army, G-5 department art and archives officer ; Included in the file: - Orders by Goering and the Oberkommando des Heere - OKH (Supreme Command of the Land Forces), giving Alfred Rosenberg and the teams he headed the authority to confiscate libraries and collections of art treasures in the German occupied areas,...

File Number : 92

Type of Material : Statistical Data, Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : English, German

Excerpts of testimony by German Navy Admiral Erich Raeder, regarding his relations with Hitler and with the Nazi Party during 1928-1943, submitted in 1945

Excerpts of testimony by German Navy Admiral Erich Raeder, regarding his relations with Hitler and with the Nazi Party during 1928-1943, submitted in 1945 Raeder's personal relations with Hitler; personal evaluations [regarding] Goering, Doenitz, Keitel, Reinecke and Jodl; The document is part of the Evidence material at the Nuremberg Trial.

File Number : 7

Type of Material : Investigation Report

Language : German

Protocol of meeting no. 12 of the Reichsverteidigungsausschuss (Reichs Defense Committee), 05/1936

Protocol of meeting no. 12 of the Reichsverteidigungsausschuss (Reichs Defense Committee), 05/1936 The meeting was conducted by Wilhelm Keitel, the chairman of the committee and chief of the Supreme Headquarters of the Armed Forces; Participating in the meeting were: Theodor Krancke, Alfred Jodl, senior officers of the Wehrmachtsamt and the Land Army, senior officers in the Luftwaffe, senior officers in the Kriegsmarine (German Navy), and Referenten (section managers) of government ministries and various government organizations; discussion regarding contact between the committee and the government of...

File Number : 21

Type of Material : Protocol

Language : German

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