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Eichmann Trial -- Session 107 -- Affidavits of Merten and Krumey

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.199 | Film ID: 2199

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 107 -- Affidavits of Merten and Krumey

    Overview

    Description
    Session 107. Evidence of Defense witnesses taken abroad. The official translator reads long segments from a document that records the Attorney General's selections from the testimony of Witness Alfred Six, a defense witness. The testimony of Dr. Six is marked VII by the court.

    00:02:10 Dr. Servatius chooses the next affidavit from Max Merten. The testimony was given at the Tiegarten Court in Berlin, Germany on May 29-31, 1961. Merten comments that he could not comment on Eichmann before his trial because his Defense attorney told him not to discuss any high ranking officials. Merten admits that some statements in this statement contradict statements he made at his own trial. The Attorney General Hausner does not wish to quote anything from this affidavit.

    00:10:10 Dr. Servatius calls from his next affidavit, witness Hermann Krumey. There is some fuss by the Judges concerning documents being delivered to the court. The affidavit describes how Krumey organized trains to evacuate the Poles from Poland so that the Germans could move there. Krumey would refer his orders to Eichmann's unit, not to the Reich's Railway System. Krumey mentioned one instance where Eichmann's unit said that "special treatment" was not necessary for a transport of children; Krumey asked why and demanded "special treatment" claiming that he had no idea that it really meant extermination. He said that Eichmann got orders often and could not issue orders of his own. 00:36:25 Tape quality deteriorates to where it is unwatchable. A slate appears and the tape resumes to halfway into the previous questions. The witness Krumey speaks about the activities of Eichmann's office. He notes that Eichmann's typist was not overworked, Eichmann focused on his personal life, and he did not exceed his orders. In fact, Krumey said, Eichmann forced him to put all his requests in writing so that higher authorities could answer him.

    00:50:27 Hausner is asked if they marked any passages in the affidavits. He answers that they marked several, some of which had already been read by the Defense. The Judges decide those overlapping passages will not be reread. Tape stops midsentence as the first passages are being read for the Prosecution.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    00:51:53
    Date
    Event:  1961 July 24
    Production:  1961 July 24
    Locale
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archives of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Contributor
    Director: Leo Hurwitz
    Producer: Milton Fruchtman
    Camera Operator: Rolf M. Kneller
    Camera Operator: F. Csaznik
    Camera Operator: J. Jonilowicz
    Camera Operator: J. Kalach
    Camera Operator: Emil Knebel
    Producer: Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation
    Biography
    Emil Knebel was a cinematographer known for Andante (2010), Adam (1973), and Wild Is My Love (1963). He was one of the cameramen who recorded daily coverage of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem (produced by Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp and later held academic positions in Israel and New York teaching filmmaking at universities. Refer to CV in file.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English German Hebrew
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    00:00:45:00 to 00:52:38:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2199 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2199 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2199 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2199 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2199 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2199 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2199 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2199 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & 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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation recorded the proceedings of the Adolf Eichmann trial in 1961. The original recording was made on two-inch format videotape. One set of videotapes contained selected portions of the trial for distribution to television stations. The "selected portions" version remained in Israel and was later turned over to the Israel State Archives. Capital Cities Broadcasting retained the set of videotapes containing the complete trial proceedings at offices in New York City until 1965, when they gave the videotapes to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. The Anti-Defamation League, in turn, gave the complete set to the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1972. With a grant from the Revson Foundation, Hebrew University transferred the two-inch videotapes to U-Matic format. During the transfer process, Hebrew University created three duplicate sets. One set was given to the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, one to the Israel State Archives, and one set to the Jewish Museum in New York City. In 1995, the Israel State Archives transferred the trial footage to digital videoformat with a grant from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. Three subsequent digital videotape copies resulted from this transfer of footage. The Israel State Archives retained one digital copy and a second set was deposited at the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the third set of digital videotapes in May 1999.
    Note
    See official transcripts, published in "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann", Vol. I-V, State of Israel, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, 1994. Also available online at the Nizkor Project.
    Copied From
    2" Quad
    Film Source
    Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2474
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 157
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:40:40
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