Keitel

April 3-6,1946 saw the testimony of Defendant Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW). The direct examination was conducted by his attorney Dr. Otto Nelte who tried to show that Keitel was a soldier above all.  He was cross examined by Russian chief counsel General Roman Rudenko regarding his relationship with Hitler.  Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe next cross examined Keitel regarding treatment of prisoners of war.

Produced by US Army Signal Corps 1945-1956, housed in National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Digitized and provided by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive.

April 3-6,1946 saw the testimony of Defendant Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW). The direct examination was conducted by his attorney Dr. Otto Nelte who tried to show that Keitel was a soldier above all.  He was cross examined by Russian chief counsel General Roman Rudenko regarding his relationship with Hitler.  Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe cross examined next Keitel regarding treatment of prisoners of war.

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