Nuremberg - Document Search Results

Filter Results

Results 1-15 of 59 All Documents

Sort by

Defendant Franz Papen, von × Language English × Trial Issues Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) × Clear All Filters

Search results
Material	Authors	Date	Type
Document Image IMT Image Prosecution draft trial brief on the Reich Cabinet, including the ordinary cabinet, secret cabinet council, Reich defense council, and council of ministers for the defense of the Reich, with a list of documentary evidence Brief on Die Reichsregierung (Reich Cabinet) HLSL Item No.: 451267 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)	U.S. Chief of Counsel U.S. Chief of Counsel Additional details not yet available. William S. Kaplan William S. Kaplan Additional details not yet available. Katherine Fite See more details Katherine Fite American Lawyer; Nuremberg Trials prosecution Born: 1905-01-01 (Boston) Died: 1989-06-20 1989-01-01 Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: lawyer Participant in: Nuremberg trials (role: interviewer, prosecution) Employer: Robert H. Jackson Educated at: Vassar College (academic degree: Bachelor of Arts; until: 1926-01-01); Yale Law School (academic degree: Bachelor of Laws; until: 1930-01-01) Spouse: Francis F. Lincoln	12 November 1945	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Prosecution trial brief on the Reich Cabinet, including the ordinary cabinet, secret cabinet council, Reich defense council, and council of ministers for the defense of the Reich Brief on Die Reichsregierung (Reich Cabinet) HLSL Item No.: 451268 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)	U.S. Chief of Counsel U.S. Chief of Counsel Additional details not yet available. Robert H. Jackson See more details Robert H. Jackson American judge (1892-1954) Born: 1892-02-13 (Spring Creek Township) Died: 1954-10-09 (Washington, D.C.) Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: judge; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Democratic Party Position held: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (nominated by: Franklin Delano Roosevelt; period: 1941-07-11 through 1954-10-09; replaced by: John Marshall Harlan II); Solicitor General of the United States (period: 1938-03-01 through 1940-01-18; replaced by: Francis Biddle; replaces: Stanley Forman Reed); United States Attorney General (period: 1940-01-18 through 1941-08-25; replaced by: Francis Biddle; replaces: Frank Murphy) Educated at: Albany Law School; Jamestown High School VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/66525309 William S. Kaplan William S. Kaplan Additional details not yet available. Katherine Fite See more details Katherine Fite American Lawyer; Nuremberg Trials prosecution Born: 1905-01-01 (Boston) Died: 1989-06-20 1989-01-01 Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: lawyer Participant in: Nuremberg trials (role: interviewer, prosecution) Employer: Robert H. Jackson Educated at: Vassar College (academic degree: Bachelor of Arts; until: 1926-01-01); Yale Law School (academic degree: Bachelor of Laws; until: 1930-01-01) Spouse: Francis F. Lincoln	1945	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Prosecution trial brief B on the common plan or conspiracy, on the Nazis' acquiring of totalitarian political control in Germany, 1923-1935 B--The Acquiring of Totalitarian Control over Germany: Political[;] First Steps[;] Control Acquired HLSL Item No.: 450124 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)	U.S. Chief of Counsel U.S. Chief of Counsel Additional details not yet available. Robert H. Jackson See more details Robert H. Jackson American judge (1892-1954) Born: 1892-02-13 (Spring Creek Township) Died: 1954-10-09 (Washington, D.C.) Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: judge; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Democratic Party Position held: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (nominated by: Franklin Delano Roosevelt; period: 1941-07-11 through 1954-10-09; replaced by: John Marshall Harlan II); Solicitor General of the United States (period: 1938-03-01 through 1940-01-18; replaced by: Francis Biddle; replaces: Stanley Forman Reed); United States Attorney General (period: 1940-01-18 through 1941-08-25; replaced by: Francis Biddle; replaces: Frank Murphy) Educated at: Albany Law School; Jamestown High School VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/66525309 Henry V. Atherton Henry V. Atherton Additional details not yet available.	November 1945	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image List of members of the Reich Cabinet in 1933-1935, and minutes of a cabinet meeting on 30 January 1933, including a discussion of the current political situation, the Center Party, the Communists, and the need for political and economic stability List of the Members of the Reich Cabinet since 30 January 1933 HLSL Item No.: 450157 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-351	Reich Cabinet Reich Cabinet Additional details not yet available. Wienstein Wienstein Additional details not yet available.	30 January 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Law consolidating the office of Reich president with that of Reich chancellor 1934 Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Law re the Sovereign Head of the German Reich 1 August 1934 HLSL Item No.: 450216 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-2003	Reich Legal Gazette Reich Legal Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Constantin Neurath, von See more details Constantin von Neurath German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956) Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach) Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Military rank: Obergruppenführer Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk See more details Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977) Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf) Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30) Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant) Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance) Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23) Franz Seldte See more details Franz Seldte German politician (1882-1947) Born: 1882-06-29 (Magdeburg) Died: 1947-04-01 (Fürth) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party Member of: Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten Military rank: major Military branch: Imperial German Army Franz Guertner See more details Franz Guertner Government minister of Germany (1881-1941) Born: 1881-08-26 (Regensburg) Died: 1941-01-29 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: jurist; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party; Q15787248 Participant in: Aktion T4 Position held: Baviarian Minister of Justice (member of cabinet: Q1719960, Q1719961, ..., Q1720104; period: 1922-08-04 through 1932-06-01; replaced by: Heinrich Spangenberger); Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1932-06-01 through 1941-01-29; replaced by: Franz Schlegelberger; replaces: Curt Joël) Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Werner Blomberg, von See more details Werner von Blomberg German field marshal (1878-1946) Born: 1878-09-02 (Stargard) Died: 1946-03-14 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party (series ordinal: 3.805.226; since: 1937-01-30) Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: German Army Position held: minister of war Paul Eltz-Ruhenach, von See more details Paul von Eltz-Ruebenach* German politician (1875-1943) Born: 1875-02-09 (Wahn) Died: 1943-08-25 (Linz am Rhein) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Employer: Prussian state railways Educated at: RWTH Aachen University; Technical University of Berlin VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/59991886 Richard-Walther Darre See more details Richard-Walther Darré Nazi SS General (1895-1953) Born: 1895-07-14 (Buenos Aires Belgrano) Died: 1953-09-05 (Munich) Country of citizenship: Argentina Occupation: agronomist; politician; writer Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel (series ordinal: 6882; since: 1931-02-25) Military rank: general Military branch: Imperial German Army Joseph Goebbels See more details Joseph Göbbels Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister Born: 1897-10-29 (Rheydt) Died: 1945-05-01 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: Nazi Germany Occupation: autobiographer; demagogue; diarist; journalist Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Wissenschaftlicher Katholischer Studentenverein Unitas Stolzenfels zu Bonn Significant person: Adolf Hitler Position held: Gauleiter (of: Berlin; period: 1926-11-09 through 1945-05-01; replaces: Ernst Schlange); Q104164731; Reich Chancellor (period: 1945-04-30 through 1945-05-01; replaced by: Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk; replaces: Adolf Hitler); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Bernhard Rust See more details Bernhard Rust German Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) Born: 1883-09-30 (Hanover) Died: 1945-05-08 (Nübel) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; Nazi Party Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Militant League for German Culture; Sturmabteilung Military rank: lieutenant Position held: Reichsminister; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant Hanns Kerrl See more details Hanns Kerrl Nazi Minister for Religion (1887-1941) Born: 1887-12-11 (Fallersleben) Died: 1941-12-15 1941-12-12 (Paris) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Sturmabteilung Significant person: Paul Lindemann Position held: Member of Landtag of Prussia; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; minister	01 August 1934	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Decree establishing Special Courts, with jurisdiction over acts listed in the decrees concerning "the defense of people and state" and attacks against the "national revolution," with expedited procedures and no appeals 1939 [i.e., 1933] Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Decree of the Reich Cabinet relating to the formation of special courts of March 21, 1933 HLSL Item No.: 450230 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-2076	Reich Cabinet Reich Cabinet Additional details not yet available. Reich Legal Gazette Reich Legal Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance)	21 March 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Decree for the punishment of those wearing Nazi uniforms without authorization, and the punishment for false or harmful statements about the government 1933 Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Decree of the Reichs President for Protection against treacherous Attacks on the Government of the Nationalist Movement 21 March 1933 HLSL Item No.: 450346 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-1652	Reich Legal Gazette Reich Legal Gazette Additional details not yet available. Paul L. H. Hindenburg, von See more details Paul L. H. von Hindenburg Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934) Born: 1847-10-02 (Poznań) (country: Kingdom of Prussia; statement is subject of: 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań) Died: 1934-08-02 (Ogrodzieniec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship) Country of citizenship: German Empire; German Reich Occupation: military personnel; politician; soldier Member of: Corps Saxo-Montania zu Freiberg und Dresden in Aachen Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: Prussian Army Position held: President of Germany (end cause: death in office; period: 1925-05-12 through 1934-08-02; replaced by: Adolf Hitler) Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance)	21 March 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Affidavit concerning the responsibility of government officials and others, including legislators, executive officers, police agencies, the judicial system, industrialists, and civic associations, in constructing the Nazi regime and committing crimes Joint Statement of Ambassador George S. Messersmith . . . And Raymond H. Geist . . . Regarding Guilt as War Criminals of Former Members of (I) the German Government under Adolph Hitler, (II) the … HLSL Item No.: 450358 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-2386	George S. Messersmith See more details George S. Messersmith American diplomat (1883-1960) Born: 1883-10-03 (Fleetwood) Died: 1960-01-29 (Dallas) Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: diplomat Position held: United States Assistant Secretary of State; ambassador Educated at: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/10609479 ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000028126714 Raymond H. Geist See more details Raymond H. Geist American diplomat (1885-1955) Born: 1885-08-19 (Cleveland) Died: 1955-02-28 Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: diplomat Educated at: Case Western Reserve University; Harvard University VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/8000155769101727880000 WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2019024169	29 August 1945	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Law extending the application of the decree for the protection of the people and the state (of 28 February 1933), and providing for execution by hanging for a crime against public security 1933 Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Law concerning the Adjudication and Execution of Death Penalties of 29 March 1933 HLSL Item No.: 450374 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-2554	Reich Legal Gazette Reich Legal Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance)	29 March 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Concordat between the Vatican and the German government, including a guarantee of "freedom of profession and public practice of the Catholic religion" and a provision restricting clergy from activity in or for political parties Concordat between the Holy See and the German Reich . . . Translation appearing in . . . "The Persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich HLSL Item No.: 450479 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-3280A	Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church Additional details not yet available. Pius XI See more details Pius XI pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939 Born: 1857-05-31 (Desio) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia) Died: 1939-02-10 (Vatican City) Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy (period: 1861-03-17 through 1939-02-10) Occupation: Latin Catholic priest (since: 1879-12-20); librarian; mountaineer Participant in: 1922 papal conclave Position held: Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (of: Poland; since: 1919-06-06); Catholic bishop (since: 1919-10-28); Metropolitan Archbishop of Milan (diocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan; period: 1921-06-13 through 1922-02-06; replaced by: Eugenio Tosi); cardinal (since: 1921-06-13) Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University; Sapienza University of Rome VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/88598915 Pius XII See more details Pius XII head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958 Born: 1876-03-02 (Rome) (country: Kingdom of Italy) Died: 1958-10-09 (Castel Gandolfo) Country of citizenship: Italy (period: 1946-06-18 through 1958-10-09); Kingdom of Italy (period: 1876-03-02 through 1946-06-18) Occupation: Latin Catholic priest (since: 1899-04-02) Member of: Pontifical Academy of Sciences Participant in: 1939 papal conclave Significant person: Adolf Hitler Position held: Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (period: 1917-04-20 through 1925-06-08); Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano (period: 1930-03-25 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Federico Tedeschini; replaces: Rafael Merry del Val); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (period: 1937-01-01 through 1939-01-01; replaces: Lorenzo Lauri); Cardinal Secretary of State (period: 1930-02-07 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Luigi Maglione; replaces: Pietro Gasparri) Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Paul L. H. Hindenburg, von See more details Paul L. H. von Hindenburg Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934) Born: 1847-10-02 (Poznań) (country: Kingdom of Prussia; statement is subject of: 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań) Died: 1934-08-02 (Ogrodzieniec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship) Country of citizenship: German Empire; German Reich Occupation: military personnel; politician; soldier Member of: Corps Saxo-Montania zu Freiberg und Dresden in Aachen Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: Prussian Army Position held: President of Germany (end cause: death in office; period: 1925-05-12 through 1934-08-02; replaced by: Adolf Hitler)	20 July 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Minutes of a cabinet meeting, on the political situation, prospects of passing the enabling act, the handling of the Communist and Social Democratic representatives, and future operation of the government Record of the Ministers' Conference of 15 March 1933, 6:30 PM in the Reich Chancellery HLSL Item No.: 452828 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-2962 Exhibit Code: Prosecution 578	Reich Cabinet Reich Cabinet Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Constantin Neurath, von See more details Constantin von Neurath German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956) Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach) Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Military rank: Obergruppenführer Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador Alfred Hugenberg See more details Alfred Hugenberg German politician (1865-1951) Born: 1865-06-19 (Hanover) Died: 1951-03-12 (Kükenbruch) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; financier; media proprietor; politician Member of political party: German Fatherland Party; German National People's Party Position held: member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Educated at: Heidelberg University; Humboldt University of Berlin; University of Göttingen; University of Strasbourg VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/72185793 Otto L. Meissner See more details Otto Meissner German politician (1880-1953) Born: 1880-03-13 (Bischwiller) Died: 1953-05-27 (Munich) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: jurist; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Alte Straßburger Burschenschaft Germania Educated at: University of Strasbourg VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/69725518 Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk See more details Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977) Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf) Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30) Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant) Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance) Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23) Franz Schlegelberger See more details Franz Schlegelberger German judge and politician (1876-1970) Born: 1876-10-23 (Königsberg) Died: 1970-12-14 (Flensburg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; politician; university teacher Member of political party: Nazi Party Participant in: Judges' Trial (role: defendant) Significant person: Reinhold Richter (role: acquaintance) Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1941-01-30 through 1942-08-19; replaced by: Otto Georg Thierack; replaces: Franz Gürtner)	15 March 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Minutes of a cabinet meeting, on discussions with the Center Party, the draft of the enabling act, rumors of French interference, and the activities of the SA Record of the Ministers' Conference on Monday, 20 March 1933, at 11:15 AM in the Reich Chancellery HLSL Item No.: 452829 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-2963 Exhibit Code: Prosecution 656	Reich Cabinet Reich Cabinet Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Constantin Neurath, von See more details Constantin von Neurath German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956) Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach) Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Military rank: Obergruppenführer Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Alfred Hugenberg See more details Alfred Hugenberg German politician (1865-1951) Born: 1865-06-19 (Hanover) Died: 1951-03-12 (Kükenbruch) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; financier; media proprietor; politician Member of political party: German Fatherland Party; German National People's Party Position held: member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Educated at: Heidelberg University; Humboldt University of Berlin; University of Göttingen; University of Strasbourg VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/72185793 Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague) Werner Blomberg, von See more details Werner von Blomberg German field marshal (1878-1946) Born: 1878-09-02 (Stargard) Died: 1946-03-14 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party (series ordinal: 3.805.226; since: 1937-01-30) Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: German Army Position held: minister of war	20 March 1933	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Affidavit concerning Nazi leaders and policies during the 1930s, including the plan to acquire Austria "by whatever means were necessary," Nazi activities in Austria since 1933 (including terrorism), and Austria's weakness in 1937-38 before Germany's take-over George S. Messersmith, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: HLSL Item No.: 452845 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Evidence Code: PS-1760 Exhibit Code: Prosecution 57	George S. Messersmith See more details George S. Messersmith American diplomat (1883-1960) Born: 1883-10-03 (Fleetwood) Died: 1960-01-29 (Dallas) Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: diplomat Position held: United States Assistant Secretary of State; ambassador Educated at: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/10609479 ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000028126714	28 August 1945	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Indictment of Nazi leaders and organizations ("the major war criminals") for (count 1) conspiracy, (2) crimes against peace, (3) war crimes, and (4) crimes against humanity (page proofs, with errata to be corrected) International Military Tribunal[.] No. 1[.] The United States of America, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics against Hermann Wilhelm Goering [and 23 … HLSL Item No.: 450006 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)	French Republic as member of IMT French Republic as member of IMT Additional details not yet available. United Kingdom as member of IMT United Kingdom as member of IMT Additional details not yet available. United States as member of IMT United States as member of IMT Additional details not yet available. USSR as member of IMT USSR as member of IMT Additional details not yet available. Robert H. Jackson See more details Robert H. Jackson American judge (1892-1954) Born: 1892-02-13 (Spring Creek Township) Died: 1954-10-09 (Washington, D.C.) Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: judge; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Democratic Party Position held: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (nominated by: Franklin Delano Roosevelt; period: 1941-07-11 through 1954-10-09; replaced by: John Marshall Harlan II); Solicitor General of the United States (period: 1938-03-01 through 1940-01-18; replaced by: Francis Biddle; replaces: Stanley Forman Reed); United States Attorney General (period: 1940-01-18 through 1941-08-25; replaced by: Francis Biddle; replaces: Frank Murphy) Educated at: Albany Law School; Jamestown High School VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/66525309 Francois Menthon, de See more details Francois de Menthon French politician (1900-1984) Born: 1900-01-08 (Montmirey-la-Ville) Died: 1984-06-02 (Annecy Menthon-Saint-Bernard) Country of citizenship: France Occupation: judge; jurist; politician; university teacher Member of political party: Popular Republican Movement Member of: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Position held: Minister of Justice (member of cabinet: Q3111972; period: 1944-09-10 through 1945-05-30; replaced by: Pierre-Henri Teitgen); Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (period: 1949-08-13 through 1959-04-01; represents: France); member of the European Parliament; member of the French National Assembly Employer: University of Lyon; University of Pont-à-Mousson Hartley Shawcross See more details Hartley Shawcross British politician (1902-2003) Born: 1902-02-04 (Giessen) Died: 2003-07-10 (Cowbeech Farmhouse) Country of citizenship: United Kingdom Occupation: autobiographer; barrister; businessperson; politician Member of political party: Labour Party (since: 1918-01-01) Member of: Gray's Inn Position held: Attorney General for England and Wales (period: 1945-08-04 through 1951-04-24; replaced by: Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill; replaces: David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir); Member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1945 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: dissolution of parliament); Member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1950 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: dissolution of parliament); Member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1951 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: dissolution of parliament) Educated at: Dulwich College; London School of Economics and Political Science; University of Geneva Roman A. Rudenko See more details Roman A. Rudenko Soviet lawyer (1907-1981) Born: 1907-08-07 1907-07-30 (Nosivka) (reason for deprecated rank: item/value with less precision and/or accuracy; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Died: 1981-01-23 (Moscow) Country of citizenship: Russian Empire; Soviet Union Occupation: jurist; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union Member of: Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Participant in: 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party; 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Military rank: Lieutenant general of justice	06 October 1945	Document Image
Document Image IMT Image Tribunal judgment, including the general charges (common plan, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity), the indicted organizations, and individual defendants, and the sentences of those found guilty [No title; text begins:] The President: The judgment of the International Military Tribunal will now be read. HLSL Item No.: 450029 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)	IMT IMT Additional details not yet available. Geoffrey Lawrence See more details Geoffrey Lawrence British judge (1880-1971) Born: 1880-12-02 (Builth Wells) Died: 1971-08-28 (Malmesbury) Country of citizenship: United Kingdom; Wales Occupation: judge; politician Member of: Inner Temple Military branch: British Army Position held: Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (period: 1947-01-01 through 1957-01-01; replaced by: Alfred Denning, Baron Denning; replaces: Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan); Member of the House of Lords Educated at: Haileybury and Imperial Service College; New College; Summer Fields School Alexander Volchkov See more details Alexander Volchkov Soviet judge during the Nuremberg Trials Born: 1902-08-01 (Sergachsky Uyezd) Died: 1978-01-01 Country of citizenship: Soviet Union Occupation: judge; military personnel Military rank: polkovnik Position held: judge VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/133147662866060550331 I. T. Nikitchenko See more details Iona T. Nikitchenko Soviet jurist Born: 1895-06-28 (Don Host Oblast) Died: 1967-04-22 (Moscow) Country of citizenship: Russian Empire; Soviet Union Occupation: judge; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union Participant in: Great Purge Position held: judge Educated at: Moscow State University Francis Biddle See more details Francis Biddle United States federal judge (1886-1968) Born: 1886-05-09 1886-05-19 (Paris) Died: 1968-10-04 (Hyannis) Country of citizenship: France; United States of America Occupation: judge; lawyer; politician; screenwriter Member of political party: Democratic Party Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Position held: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Solicitor General of the United States (period: 1940-01-22 through 1941-08-25; replaced by: Charles H. Fahy; replaces: Robert H. Jackson); United States Attorney General (period: 1941-08-26 through 1945-06-26; replaced by: Thomas Campbell Clark; replaces: Robert H. Jackson) Educated at: Harvard Law School Henri Donnedieu Vabres, de See more details Henri Donnedieu de Vabres French jurist Born: 1880-07-08 (Nîmes) Died: 1952-02-14 (6th arrondissement of Paris) Country of citizenship: France Occupation: criminologist; jurist; magistrate; pedagogue Member of: Institut de Droit International (since: 1932-01-01); Société générale des prisons (role: vice president) Position held: judge Employer: University of Paris VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/73936362 Robert Falco See more details Robert Falco French judge at the Nuremberg Trials (1882-1960) Born: 1882-02-26 (Paris) Died: 1960-01-14 (Paris) Country of citizenship: France Occupation: judge; jurist Position held: judge VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/266864598 ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/000000038299010X WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2015006464 John Parker See more details John Parker American judge Born: 1885-11-20 (Monroe) Died: 1958-03-17 (Washington, D.C.) Country of citizenship: United States of America Occupation: judge; lawyer Member of political party: Republican Party Member of: Phi Beta Kappa Society Position held: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Educated at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	30 September 1946	Document Image

1 2 3 4 Next