The palace of justice in nuremberg. After the 2nd world war, nearly 200. 00 defendants were brought here to be held accountable for 12 years of dictatorship, military aggression, tera and mass murder. At the heart of proceedings was the International Military tribunals which tried to kill war criminals from germany. The 4 victorious powers responded to the nazis once in a millennium crimes. With a once in a millennium trial. On nov 20th 194520 high ranking nonsi leaders were brought by elevator to the court in room 600. The former rights Marshall Hermann goering willingly took on the role of most senior nazi. He was followed by a grand admiral cogburn. Its whom hitler had appointed as president , the rice in his will. And rudolf hess, former deputy, the defendants never showed the slightest remorse. It was part of their faults, their pride to insist that they were right all the time and would do it again. They stood accused of conspiracy to carry out wars of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The defendants were ruthless ministers and fanatical ideologues, merciless military commanders and barbaric in forces of hitlers maniacal will. And of was the nuremberg palace of justice was a quipped with what was then state of beyond technology. On nov, 29th, 1945, the prosecution had, a giant screen in stole. The court was shown document 24300 p. S. , an authenticated one hour film about the atrocities in nazi concentration camps. The film showed that a system of terror had been instituted across europe. It all began in 1933. In a camp north of munich. This footage was taken after the camp was liberated from our factory of our backyard. No mention one of the article or not if ever and again it is now that the 941, the 19, brought it up at any power and paper ran at one time and counting, present live there are carrying my dad and reading are Strong Enough to travel. I brought it back, our outlying crime. I got back in by the hour out of back. There are a lot on iraq. Soon as they saw all the pictures they film of the concentration camps. Again the weather. And then the matter of fact, several of them cried, they want to cry, and i dont think for the jewish people who are lost, theyre crying because they knew that the a note with those pictures were seen in the world. They had no way to escape because fusion, a british camera crew shown these scenes in a liberated camp near the town of sela. When i write, i dont doubt that the accused previously. So selfassured was shaken by the images. Some briefed heavily, others lowered their heads minister of economics. Votto film cried yulia strike here, claims not to believe what he saw. Even hammon goerings nonchalance seemed to vanish. It was such a pleasant afternoon. He said until that film was shown a comic power infrastructure. And these were scenes where you could see indescribable things happening. And of course you had to ask yourself, was it possible that the senior figures didnt know about . It was just but sinister was i turned around and asked, giving done it and has really did no one know what hes getting remarked well, you know how it is at the top. You dont hear about muscle as you just never does it affect numbers. And as you know, the next morning the prosecution called its 1st witness general avin law hosen. It was hoped, his evidence would help prove the defendants individual guilt. The former department, head under espionage and sabotage chief vilhelm canaris, told how the Resistance Movement tried in vain to hamper hitlers war plans. Above all large holes in incriminated keitel and yodel, not only had they planned the murder of polish elites and the jewish population, they had also knowingly accepted the deaths of millions of soviet prisoners of war during the russian campaign. And enraged, going cold glass hose in the traitor, lamenting that he had escaped notice in the aftermath of a failed plot to assassinate hitler. No wonder we lost the war going said our own Intelligence Service was betrayed to the enemy. The title and the courtroom. Yes next top now to the best of your knowledge and recollection. Will you please explain and as much detail as possible to the tribe you know exactly what was said and what took place at this conference and hear it. Train. Hosen recalled a conversation during the september 19th 39. 00, Poland Campaign in which the destruction of warsaw was discussed. And gurning personally decided to have the capital bombed. Hosen also said that kind all and yodel, had approved of the murder of prisoners of war in the campaign against the soviet union. No more. The execution. I didnt read the order itself, according to discussions in our circle at the time. So the idea was that theres, i cant say who was involved in transforming that idea into an order. If you have come with american judge Francis Biddle followed up, i should like to ask the witness well, that the orders to kill the russian and in connection with equipment of the prisoners were in writing. And monica do not have the best of my knowledge. Yes, i have not seen or read it myself and believe what they are special order of god, the son of heli. Yes. These were official orders, of course, the actual meaning was paraphrased also in the afternoon, the case of rudolf hess was discussed. His lawyer had filed a motion to declare the defendant unfit to stand trial, has seemed unable to follow proceedings hed been diagnosed with amnesia. The prosecutors argued against that their psychiatric experts did not consider him mentally ill. Faced with the threat of exclusion from further proceedings has surprisingly took the stand himself im sure its a boy. If youre in order to avoid being declared into a passage, he says, despite my wish to participate in the trial in an enchanted scene with a verdict together with my comrades, i make the following statement to the court. I originally intended to meet at a later stage of the trial verdict. Were going to end it on 3 and i was on my memory will also be available to the im side world. So the people the reasons for feeling memory loss were tactical. In fact, one there, my concentration is somewhat impaired hot topic. It used to be to get manic, kind of help give it another of the defendants had been previously unable to stand trial. Prosecutors believed that in answer to cult and bruna, they had found a fully fledged replacement for s. S. Leader heinrich himmler. They accused the 42 year old lawyer of involvement in the genocide of millions. On december 10th, 1945, he entered the court for the 1st time. American court psychologist gustaf gilbert would later recall, a coldness whipped the prisoners dog as if a freezing glassed had come in through the open door. His codefendants received him coldly and trying to ignore him. Pretty much now. Either guilty or not. I believe im not guilty. Cult and bruna denied the charges, claiming he was a scapegoat for the crimes of others. Him and during was annoyed by the attention the newcomer was getting from the press. He suspected cult and his appearance meant the unpleasant topic of the murdering of jews would come to dominate proceedings. Court psychologist gilbert was able to eavesdrop on the defendants conversations, especially during breaks. He also had unhindered access to the cells. Gilberts diary published in 1947 still shapes how the nuremberg trials the scene today. On january 3rd, 1946 gilbert described the 26th day of the trial in room 600, he wrote the effect on the defendants was generally depressing as the inescapable reality and shame of mass. Murder was driven home by the unquestionable reliability of a german official who admitted participating in it, after all, and they are all and i was the one that this covered up all aboard. And i said, all went off whether to do it during the war as a wall during the war. I was ahead of the r. S. Ha, except for 941. I said, what do you do that youre a share while i was ahead of line charts, group or d. So i asked all of our, all and our harmony men, women and children. Did you kill that you and responded 90000 odd, group killed 90000. Other witnesses. We were able to that there were 4 of these are going to follow the German Army Corps with a mission to run, to go to another. And one, a person gypsies show on killing them in the open field, just murdering them with striking evidence. And just lawyers luck the frame a s. S. Brigade leader patiently explains the murderous actions of the death squads to the court. He gave detailed answers to questions about the involvement of cults and bruna, gestapo, chief, and holocaust. Organize an adult woman back, she was head of the Security Police and the s. D. Intelligence agency. I think i typed up this as such. He was also head of the right security main office. Held that position iseman worked on the jewish problems in office for under him and during deliberately trying to ignore such statements. What does the p. D. Expect to gain from this . He said about ohlendorf testimony. Hes going to hang anyway the same day. S. S. Functionary. D to visit saini, an assistant to adult iseman also testified on the genocide of the jews. Among other things, he was questioned about the deportation of 450000, hungary and jews might be carrying the jews to work on. You are ready for their backs. My daughter to grow the next 450. Soon as they were all taken to auschwitz and brought to the final solution, did you mean they were, you know . Yeah, i was not yes. Except about 25 to 30 percent who were put to work of it, prevented for good ring, responded angrily. It makes me sick, he said, when i see germans selling their souls to the enemy. Day after day the prosecutors of the full victorious powers presented their incriminating evidence that it