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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

Notizen zur Verteidigung (Defense Notes) prepared by Franz von Papen

Notizen zur Verteidigung (Defense Notes) prepared by Franz von Papen - Recollections of the time of his chancellorship written by Franz von Papen; - Notes from his court hearing; - Essay on the position of the Catholic Church regarding Nazism.

File Number : 28

Language : German

Affidavit submitted by Franz Von Papen, regarding his activities as the German Ambassador in Austria, May 1945

Affidavit submitted by Franz Von Papen, regarding his activities as the German Ambassador in Austria, May 1945 Preparation for the Anschluss, including efforts to reach a unification of the two countries in a gradual and "natural" manner, 1934-1938; murder of Dollfuss; receipt of an invitation to Berlin; receipt of a proposal for a diplomatic mission in Vienna; reservations presented by him for the terms of acceptance to the position; attempt by Goebbels and Roehm to initiate a "second revolution"; resignation from the position of Vice Chancellor; Hindenburg's political Will; diplomatic life in Austria;...

File Number : 75

Type of Material : Legal Documentation

Language : German

Letter sent to Hitler by Franz von Papen, regarding the political crisis in Austria, 1935

Letter sent to Hitler by Franz von Papen, regarding the political crisis in Austria, 1935 Proposal by von Papen that Germany take action to spark a dispute between Schuschnigg and the Austrian nationalist leader Starhemberg, by means of accepting the opinion of Leopold, the head of the Nazi Party in Austria, to leave the political monopoly of the Party, and to connect with organizations on the Right among the Christian Socialists; Germany must recognize Austria's independence and act to make closer relations with Austria; The document is part of the Evidence material at the Nuremberg Trial; The...

File Number : 67

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Postwar report submitted in 1963 by Manfred Fackenheim-Field from Berlin regarding the fate of German Jewry, 1933-1945

File Number : 330

Type of Material : Reports, Letter

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Various documents and newspaper clippings

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Various documents and newspaper clippings: In the file: Three notebooks with the number of Jews and non-Jews residing at various locations in Poland, according to the 1925 and 1931 censuses; Pp. 1-10: Excerpt from a charge sheet against an unidentified Nazi criminal, including remarks relating to the list of prosecution exhibits and legal comments regarding paragraphs of the charge sheet (without the actual list or paragraphs). The undated material concerns the German occupation of Poland and Operation Barbarossa; Pp. 11-14: Undated advertisements, probably from during...

File Number : 162

Type of Material : Investigation Report, Indictment, Legal Documentation, Poem/song, Survey Report, Official Documentation, Newspaper, Protocol

Language : German