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Prof. Leo van der Essen testifies at Nuremberg Trial

Film | Accession Number: 2001.358.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2954 | Film ID: 2376

(Paris 541) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, February 4, 1946. Pan of courtroom; Chief Justice Sir Geoffrey Lawrence is heard saying, "Do any defense counselors wish to ask any questions?" MSs, MLSs, Professor Leo van der Essen, General Secretary of the Louvain University in Belgium, testifying. A defense attorney questions the professor. LS, Thomas J. Dodd of the US prosecution states that the prosecution does not wish to question the witness. MSs, Professor van der Essen being sworn in. Rear views, French prosecutor Faure questioning Van der Essen.


Duration
00:07:49
Date
Event:  1946 February 04
Locale
Nuremberg, Germany
Language
English
French
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
10:35:18:00 to 10:43:07:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2376 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2376 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.
Note
This testimony is continued in 111 ADC 5791, RG-60.2955, Film ID 2377.
Copied From
35mm MPC; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 3132
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 5790

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
No restrictions 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: 2021-06-03 12:49:24
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