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.
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).
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
Tom Clark Speaking at a Press Conference during the IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
United States Attorney General Tom C. Clark (1945-1949) speaks during a press conference when he attended the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Tom Clark was an Associated Justice of the Supreme Court from 1949-1967.
Franz von Papen, Jr.
Franz von Papen, Jr. was part of his father's defense counsel. Franz von Papen was a German nobleman, Roman Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler in 1933-1934. Papen was captured along with his son Franz Jr. by the U.S
Joachim von Ribbentrop on the Witness Stand, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
Joachim von Ribbentrop on the witness stand during the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, 1945-1946. Joachim von Ribbentrop was Germany's Foreign Minister from 1938-1945. Ribbentrop was charged with crimes against peace, deliberately planning a war of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors presented evidence that Ribbentrop was actively involved in the planning of German aggression and the deportation of Jews to death camps, as well as his advocacy of the killing of American and British airmen shot down over Germany. He was hanged on October 16, 1946.
Judges, IMT, Nuremberg Germany, 1945-1946
The judges at the IMT. From left to right, Iola T. Nikitschenko (Russian judge), Lord William Norman Birkett (British alternate judge), Lord Geoffrey Lawrence (British judge), Francis A. Biddle (American judge), John Johnston Parker (American alternate judge), Henri Donnedieu de Vabres (French judge), and Robert Falco (French alternate judge). Behind the judges are their private translators.
Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes with Major General Leroy Hugh Watson Watch the Trial from the Visitors’ Gallery
Lt. General Geoffrey Keyes with Major General Leroy Hugh Watson watch the trial from the visitors' gallery in the Palace of Justice. Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes (October 30, 1888 - September 17, 1967) commanded the II Corps during World War II. Major General Leroy Hugh Watson (November 3, 1893-February 12, 1975) served as the third commander of the U.S. 3d Armored Division from August 1942, to August 1944.
Prison Block, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg Germany, IMT 1945-1946
This is photo # 1910 from "souvenir set of Nurnberg War Crimes Trials photos." This photo shows an interior view of the prison cells and upper level catwalks. This is a photo from the IMT Trial, 1945-1946.
Prison Cell, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg Germany, IMT 1945-1946
This is photo #1913 from "Souvenir Set of Nurnberg War Crimes Trials Photos." This photo shows a typical prison cell in the Palace of Justice. This photo is from the IMT 1945-1946.