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Autopsies, human skin discussed at Nuremberg Trial

Film | Accession Number: 2001.358.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2810 | Film ID: 2343

War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 11, 1946. Thomas J. Dodd continues reading Dr. Franz Blaha's signed affidavit which tells of the Gestapo forcing him to work in the autopsy room. Dr. Blaha performed 7000 autopsies during his stay. He filled many requests for human skin that was cured in the sun and used for making saddles, gloves, and ladies' handbags. In his testimony, Dr. Blaha identifies Wilhelm Frick and Alfred Rosenberg, whom he saw touring the Dachau camp.


Duration
00:10:57
Date
Event:  1946 January 11
Locale
Nuremberg, Germany
Language
English
German
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
05:43:07:00 to 05:54:04:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2343 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 2001.
Copied From
35mm MPPC; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2962
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 5717

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 21:56:28
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