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SC 215812-S

1945-1946

Showing of Nazi "Chain of Command" highlights third day of Nuernberg trials. The large chart in the background at left of courtroom was displayed on the afternoon of the third ay [sic.] of the Nuernberg proceedings, showing the position of most of the defendants in the salad [sic.] days of the Nazi hierarchy. At the same session, Major Frank B. Wallis (standing at desk near center) member of trial counsel and trial preparation legal staff, presented further items of the prosecution's case. Defendant Hermann Goering (first in box at left) showed increased interest in the proceedings, but Rudolf Hess, sitting next to the ex-luftwaffe commander, continued his apathetic reading of a novel. Joachim von Ribbentrop is also visible in the defendants box. 11/22/45

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News service caption on reverse of photograph reads: SC 215812-S / Showing of Nazi "Chain of Command" highlights third day of Nuernberg trials. The large chart in the background at left of courtroom was displayed on the afternoon of the third ay [sic.] of the Nuernberg proceedings, showing the position of most of the defendants in the salad [sic.] days of the Nazi hierarchy. At the same session, Major Frank B. Wallis (standing at desk near center) member of trial counsel and trial preparation legal staff, presented further items of the prosecution's case. Defendant Hermann Goering (first in box at left) showed increased interest in the proceedings, but Rudolf Hess, sitting next to the ex-luftwaffe commander, continued his apathetic reading of a novel. Joachim von Ribbentrop is also visible in the defendants box. 11/22/45

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