“That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.” — from Jackson's Opening Statement before the International Military Tribunal

Father Moritz Fuchs: Jackson's Bodyguard



Father Moritz Fuchs during
his 2002 visit to the
Jackson Center.

Moritz Fuchs was serving in the U.S. Army in Germany during and after World War II. While there, he became Justice Jackson's bodyguard at Nuremberg, and was with Jackson during Jackson's eighteen months of service at Nuremberg.

Father Fuchs visited the Center on March 21, 2002, as a guest of the St. Thomas More Guild. Father Fuchs told us what it was like getting to know Justice Jackson on a one-on-one level during time with Justice Jackson.

Shortly after an honorable discharge in 1947, Moritz Fuchs became a Catholic priest. Father Fuchs served in that capacity for over 30 years, eventually retiring from the priesthood in 2001. He now lives in Fulton, New York.


Moritz Fuchs receiving his
commendation from Justice
Jackson at Nuremberg
in 1946.
Photo from Moritz Fuchs

The Robert H. Jackson Center is very grateful for the contribution that Father Fuchs has made toward our effort in bringing his perspective to Justice Jackson through his commentary and memorabilia.