Overview
- Description
- (Munich 354) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, August 8, 1946. HAS, MSs, British prosecutor Mr. Jones questioning the witness Dr. Sievers. The cross-examination concerns the decapitation of concentration camp victims and sending the skulls to laboratories for pathological research. Pan shot of defendants (Goering) in prisoners' dock. Repeated mention is made of a report by Prof. Hirt, who was mainly responsible for the "acquisition" of skeletons and skulls. Sievers repeatedly delegates questions away from him to the report, prosecutor's assistance repeatedly points to the fact that he wrote and signed letters to authorities, only attaching Hirt's report as a matter of reference.
- Duration
- 00:05:36
- Date
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Event:
1946 August 08
- Locale
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Nuremberg,
Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 01:08:25:00 to 01:14:01:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small- Preservation
Preservation 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2382 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- 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
- Similar to scenes in RG-60.2981 but shot from the perspective of the prosecutor and defendants.
- Copied From
- DBVT; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 3167
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 6104 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:50:00
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