Trial Begins
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- World Pictorial News
Issue
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- Summary
- The old Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. The accused sit in the dock. Hess stares round the courthouse and is stated by the commentary to be feigning madness. Sir Justice Lawrence and Sir Norman Birkett take their places. Lawrence speaks. The indictment is read by Justice Jackson (US). The prisoners listen. German defence lawyers protest that they have not had sufficient time to prepare a case; they are given fifteen minutes. Goering pleads "Not Guilty" and tries to read a prepared speech. He is told that it is not possible for him to do so and returns to his place. Each of the accused pleads in turn: Hess, Ribbentrop, Keitel, Rosenberg, Frich, Funk, Streicher, Schact, von Papen; Seyss-Inquart, Speer, von Neurath. Goering asks permission to make a speech and this is refused. Justice Jackson beings the speech for the US prosecution.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Occupied territories; Crime; Military
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Robert Noble
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