Nuremberg
36 important questions on Nuremberg
3) Hans Frank - Charges, Acquittal, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 3, and 4.
- Acquittal: 1.
- Convictions: 3 + 4.
- Sentence: Hanging
7) Herman Goering (January 12, 1893 - October 15, 1946) - Bio
With Hitler, Himmler, and Goebbels dead, Goering was the surviving leader and symbol of Nazism. He held 4 critical positions in the Nazi regime.
- Commander-in-Chief of the Air Forces. (April 27, 1933 - April 23, 1945).
- Chief of War Economy. (November 26, 1937 - January 15, 1938)
- He was designated by Hitler as the Fuhrer's successor on September 1, 1939. But Hitler rescinded the appointment on April 23, 145.
- Vice-Chancellor of Germany (February 6, 1941 - April 23, 1945)
7) Hermann Goering - Charges, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging(Goering committed suicide by ingesting cyanide the night before his sentence was to be carried out)
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8) Rudolf Hess (1894 - 1987): BIO
He fled to Scotland on May 12, 1941 in an attempt to broker peace with the British
- Deputy Fuhrer: April 21, 1933 to May 12, 1941
- Reichsleiter: 1933-1941
8) Rudolf Hess - Charges, Acquittals, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Acquittals: 3, 4
- Convictions: 1, 2
- Sentence: Life. (Hess committed suicide while serving a life sentence at Spandau Prison. Of the 7 defendants sentenced to prison terms, Hess's was the only sentence never commuted).
9) Alfred Jodl - Charges, convictions, and sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging
10) Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Charges, Acquittal, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: Counts 1, 3, 4
- Acquittal: Count 1
- Convictions: Counts 3 + 4
- Sentence: Hanging
Reich Main Security Office (RHSA): Defined
- A secret police, security and intelligence agency formed on September 27, 1939. Dissolved on May 8, 1945.
- The RHSA was an organization subordinate to Heinrich Himmler in his dual capacities as Chef der Deutschen Polizei (Chief of German Police) and Reichsführer-SS, the head of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS).
- The organization's stated duty was to fight all "enemies of the Reich" inside and outside the borders of Nazi Germany.The RSHA controlled the security services of Nazi Germany and the Nazi Party(NSDAP). Its activities included intelligence-gathering, criminal investigation, overseeing foreigners, monitoring public opinion, and Nazi indoctrination.
11) Wilhelm Eitel - Charges, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging
12) Constantin von Neurath (1873-1956): BIO.
- Reichminister of Foreign Affairs: June 1, 1932 to February 4, 1938.
- Protector of Bohemia and Moravia: March 21, 1939 to August 4, 1943. He tried to resign in 1941, but his resignation was not accepted until August 1943. His power was only nominal after 1941.
Effectively in power from 1932 to 1941.
12) Constantin von Neurath - Charges, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- Sentence: 15 years (released in November 1954)
13) Franz von Papen: Charges and Acquittals
- Charges: 1, 2
- Acquittals: 1, 2 (Totally Acquitted by IMT).
14) Erich Reader: Charges, Convictions, and Sentence.
- Charges: 1, 2, 3
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3
- Sentence: Life (released in September 1955).
15) Joachim von Ribbentrop: Charges, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging
15) Alfred Rosenberg: Charges, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Convictions: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging
16) Fritz Sauckel: Charges, Acquittals, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Acquittals: 1, 2
- Convictions: 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging
17) Hjalmar Schacht: Charges and Acquittals.
- Charges: 1, 2
- Acquittals: 1, 2 (the IMT acquitted Schacht on all charges)
Note on Succession to Reichsminister of Economics--3 Key Players
- 1) Hjalmar Schacht: August 3, 1934 to November 26, 1937
- 2) Hermann Goering: November 26, 1937 to January 15, 1938
- 3) Walther Funk: February 5, 1938 to May 1, 1945
19) Baldur von Schnarch: Charges, Acquittal, Conviction, and Sentence.
- Charges: Counts 1 + 4.
- Acquittal: Count 1.
- Conviction: Count 4.
- Sentence: 20 years (released September 1966)
20) Arthur Seyss-Inquart: Charges, Acquittal, Convictions, and Sentence
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Acquittal: 1
- Convictions: 2, 3, 4
- Sentence: Hanging
21) Albert Speer: Charges, Acquittals, Conviction, and Sentence.
- Charges: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Acquittals: 1, 2
- Convictions: 3, 4
- Sentence: 20 years (released in September 1966)
22) Julius Streicher: Charges, Acquittal, Conviction, Sentence
- Charges: 1, 4
- Acquittal: 1
- Conviction: 4
- Sentence: Hanging
London Charter Article 6(a).
London Charter Art 6(b):
Such violations shall include, but not be limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity;
London Charter Art 6(c):
London Charter Art 6 tacked-on provision
3 defendants acquitted on ALL charges
- Papen
- Schacht
- Fritzsche
4 Defendants charged, but acquitted on Count 2
- Papen
- Sauckel
- Schacht
- Speer
Count 3: 16 Defendants CONVICTED of war crimes
- Bormann
- Doenitz
- Frank
- Frick
- Funk
- Goering
- Jodl
- Kaltenbrunner
- Keitel
- Neurath
- Raider
- Ribbentrop
- Rosenberg
- Sauckel
- Seyss-Inquart
- Speer
Count 4, Crimes against Humanity: 4 defendants NOT CHARGED
- Doenitz
- Papen
- Raider
- Schacht
DPRS
Count 4, Crimes against Humanity: 2 Defendants charged, but ACQUITTED
- Fritzsche
- Hess
10 Defendants were not indicted under ALL 4 counts. Who?
- Schacht - Counts 1, 2 (not 3 or 4)
- Paper - Counts 1, 2 (not 3 or 4)
- Schirach - Counts 1, 4 (not 2 or 3)
- Streicher - Counts 1, 4 (not 2 or 3)
- Doenitz - Counts 1, 2, 3 (not 4)
- Raeder - Counts 1, 2, 3 (not 4)
- Bormann - Counts 1, 3, 4 (not 2)
- Frank - Counts 1, 3, 4 (not 2)
- Fritzsche - Counts 1, 3, 4 (not 2)
- Kaltenbrunner - Counts 1, 3, 4 (not 2)
How many Defendants were charged under COUNT ONE
How many Defendants were charged under COUNT TWO?
Not BFF-KSS: (1) Bormann, (2) Frank, (3) Fritzsche, (4) Kaltenbrunner, (5) Schirach, (6) Streicher.
How many Defendants were charged under COUNT THREE
Not P-SSS: (1) Papen, (2) Schacht, (3) Schirach, (4) Streicher.
How many Defendants were charged under COUNT FOUR
Not DPRS:(1) Doenitz, (2) Papen, (3) Raeder, (4) Schacht
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