Captain Gustav Gilbert Listens to Defendant Hans Frank, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Captain Gustav Gilbert listens to defendant Hans Frank. Other defendants (left to right), Wilhelm Keitel, Ernest Kaltenbrunner, Alfred Rosenberg, and Alfred Jodl.
A Ruined Nuremberg, 1945-1946
"A Ruined Nuremberg" Nuremberg was severely damaged in Allied strategic bombing from 1943-45. On January 2, 1945, Nuremberg was systematically bombed by the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces and about ninety percent of it was destroyed in only one hour, with 1,800 residents killed and roughly 100,000 displaced. In February 1945, additional attacks followed. In total, about 6,000 Nuremberg residents are estimated to have been killed in air raids
Defendants Waiting for the Afternoon Session to Start, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
The defendants wait for the afternoon session to start: (from left to right), Rudolf Hess (standing), Alfred Jodl (standing behind Hess), Alfred Rosenberg (standing next to Hess), Hans Frank (seated), Franz von Papen (seated behind Frank), and Wilhelm Frick (standing facing away from court).
Nuremberg in Ruins, Along the Pegnitz River
"Nuremberg in ruins, along the Pegnitz River" Nuremberg was severely damaged in Allied strategic bombing from 1943-45. On January 2, 1945, was systematically bombed by the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces and about ninety percent of it was destroyed in only one hour, with 1,800 residents killed and roughly 100,000 displaced. In February 1945, additional attacks followed. In total, about 6,000 Nuremberg residents are estimated to have been killed in air raids
Hjalmar Schacht is released from the court, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Hjalmar Schacht is released from the court at the end of the trial. Schacht (sitting in center) was a German economist, banker, liberal politician, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party. He became a supporter of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and served in Hitler's government as President of the Reichsbank and Minister of Economics. Schacht was forced out of the government by disagreements with Hitler and other prominent Nazis by 1936, and had no role during World War II. He became a fringe member of the German Resistance to Hitler and was imprisoned by the Nazis at Dachau
Robert H. Jackson & William E. Jackson leaving Palace of Justice, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
"U.S. Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson leaves the courtroom following the morning session. Directly behind him is his son, Ensign William E., working with the American Prosecution Staff."- Ray D'Addario
Hjalmar Schacht on the Stand, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Defendant Hjalmar Schacht on stand at Nuremberg during the IMT, May 1946. Schacht holds a photograph and is wearing the IBM translation headphones.
Albert Kesselring, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Witness is Albert Kesselring, a German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall. After the war, Kesselring was tried for war crimes and sentenced to death. The sentence was subsequently commuted to life imprisonment. A political and media campaign resulted in his release in 1952 for poor health. Commander-in-Chief of German Forces in Italy and Military Commander of Italy. Presented as a witness in Goering's defense.
Franz von Papen & Franz von Papen, Jr., IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Father and son are brought together at the prison at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany. Left Franz von Papen Jr. consults with his father in aid of his defense. Franz von Papen was acquitted by the IMT.
Wilhelm Keitel, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Defendant Wilhelm Keitel talks with his defense in the free period after noon lunch. Wilhelm Keitel was a German Field Marshal, head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) and de facto war minister. At the Allied court at Nuremberg he was tried, sentenced to death and hanged as a major war criminal October 16, 1946.