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Judgement : Sentences Previous Document Judgment Contents Next Document THE PRESIDENT: Before pronouncing sentence on any of the defendants, and while all of the defendants are present, the Tribunal takes the occasion to advise them that any applications for clemency of the Control Council must be lodged with the General Secretary of this Tribunal within four days from today. The Tribunal will now adjourn and will sit again at ten minutes to three. (A recess was taken until 2.50 p.m.) 2.50 p.m. The PRESIDENT: In accordance with Article 27 of the Charter , the International Military Tribunal will now pronounce the sentences on the defendants convicted on this Indictment . Defendant Hermann Wilhelm Goering , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the International Military Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Rudolf Hess , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life. Defendant Joachim von Ribbentrop , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Wilhelm Keitel , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted. the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Alfred Rosenberg , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Hans Frank , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Wilhelm Frick, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Julius Streicher , on the count of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, The Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Walther Funk , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences You to imprisonment for life Defendant Karl Doenitz , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to ten years imprisonment. Defendant Erich Raeder , on the counts of
counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences You to imprisonment for life Defendant Karl Doenitz , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to ten years imprisonment. Defendant Erich Raeder , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life. Defendant Baldur von Schirach , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to twenty years imprisonment. Defendant Fritz Sauckel, on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Alfred Jodl , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Arthur Seyss-Inquart , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging. Defendant Albert Speer , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to twenty years imprisonment. Defendant Konstantin von Neurath , on the counts of the Indictment on which you have been convicted, the Tribunal sentences you to fifteen years imprisonment. The Tribunal sentences the Defendant Martin Bormann . on the counts of the Indictment on which he has been convicted, to death by hanging. I have an announcement to make. The Soviet Member of the International Military Tribunal desires to record his dissent from the decisions in the cases of the Defendants Schacht, von Papen, and Fritzsche. He is of the opinion that they should have been convicted and not acquitted. He also dissents from the decisions in respect of the Reichs Cabinet, the General Staff and High Command, being of the opinion that they should have been declared to be criminal organisations. He also dissents from the decision in the case of the sentence on the Defendant Hess, and is of the opinion that the sentence should have been death, and not life imprisonment. This dissenting opinion will be put into writing and annexed to the judgment and will be published as soon as possible. (The Tribunal adjourned.)
Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Members of the Tribunal
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MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS
OF THE TRIBUNAL
LORD JUSTICE LAWRENCE
, Member for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, President
MR. JUSTICE BIRKETT
, Alternate Member
MR. FRANCIS BIDDLE
, Member for the United States of America
JUDGE JOHN J. PARKER
, Alternate Member
M. LE PROFESSEUR DONNEDIEU DE VABRES
, Member for the French Republic
M. LE CONSEILLER R. FALCO
, Alternate Member
MAJOR GENERAL I. T. NIKITCHENKO
, Member for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
LIEUTENANT COLONEL  A. F. VOLCHIKOV
, Alternale Member
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Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Officials of the Secretariat
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OFFICIALS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
BRIGADIER GENERAL, WM. L. MITCHELL
General Secretary (from 6 November 1945 to 24 June 1946)
COLONEL JOHN E. RAY
General Secretary (from 24 June 1946)
MR. HAROLD B. WILLEY
General Secretary (to 6 November 1945) / American Secretary (to 11 July 1946)
MR. WALTER GILKYSON
American Secretary (from 16 July 1946)
MR. IAN D. McILWRAITH
British Secretary
MAJOR A. POLTORAK
Soviet Secretary
MR. A. MARTIN-HAVARD
French Secretary
COLONEL CHARLES W. MAYS
Marshal (to 26 June 1946)
LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES R. GIFFORD
Marshal (from 26 June 1946)
COLONEL LEON DOSTERT
Chief of Interpreters (to 17 April 1946)
(From the Office of U.S, Chief of Counsel)
COMMANDER ALFRED STEER, U.S.N.R.
Chief of Interpreters (from 18 April 1946)
(From the Office of U.S, Chief of Counsel)
MAJOR JACK L. BAILEY
Administrative Section
CAPTAIN D. P. SULLIVAN
Witness Notification and Procurement
LIEUTENANT COLONEL A. M. S. NEAVE, B.A.O.R.
Applications and Motions Section
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ALBERT E. SCHRADER, U.S.N.R.
Defendants' Information Center
MR. BERNARD REYMON
Custodian of Documents and Records
LIEUTENANT COLONEL LAWRENCE D. EGBERT
Editor of the Record
CAPTAIN SIGMUND ROTH
Director of Printing
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Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Pleas of Individual Defendants
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PLEAS OF INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
All individual defendants, with the exception of MARTIN BORMANN who could not be located, in effect pleaded not guilty to the
Indictment
. The plea of ERNST KALTENBRUNNER was entered 10 December 1945; the pleas of the other defendants, 21 November 1945.
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Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Prosecution Counsel Previous Document Volume 1 Contents Next Document PROSECUTION COUNSEL (*) United States of America CHIEF OF COUNSEL: Mr. Justice Robert H. Jackson EXECUTIVE TRIAL COUNSEL: Colonel Robert G, Storey Mr. Thomas J. Dodd ASSOCIATE TRIAL COUNSEL: Mr. Sidney S. Alderman Brigadier General Telford Taylor Colonel John Harlan Amen Mr. Ralph G. Albrecht ASSISTANT TRIAL COUNSEL: Colonel Leonard Wheeler, Jr. Lieutenant Colonel William H. Baldwin Lieutenant Colonel Smith W. Brockhart, Jr. Commander James Britt Donovan, U.S.N.R. Major Frank B. Wallis Mnjor Willi,n;m F. Walsh Major Warren F. Farr Captain Samuel Harris Captain Drexel A. Sprecher Lieutenant Commander Whitney R. Harris, U.S.N.R Liewlenant Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Henry K. Atherton Lieutenant Brady O Bryson, U.S.N.R. Lieutenant (j. g.) Bernard D. Meltzer, U.S.N.R Dr. Robert M. Kempner Mr. Walter W. Brudno United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland CHIEF PROSECUTOR: H.M. Attorney General, Sir Harley Shawcross, K.C., M.P. DEPUTY CHIEF PROSECUTOR: The Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, P.C., K.C., M.P, LEADING COUNSEL: Mr. G. D. Roberts, K.C., O.B.E, JUNIOR COUNSEL: Lieutenant Colonel J. M. G. Griffith-Jones, M.C, Barrisler-at-Law Colonel H. J. Phillimore, O.B.E., Barrister-at-Law Major F. Elwyn Jones, M.P., Barrister-at-Law Major J. Harcourt Barrington, Barrister-at-Law Union of Soviet Socialist Republics CHIEF PROSECUTOR: General R. A. Rudenko DEPUTY CHIEF PROSECUTOR: Colunel Y. V. Pokrovsky ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS: State Counsellor of Justice of the 2nd Class, L. R. Shenin State Counsellor of Justice of the 2nd Class, M. Y Raginsky State Counsellor of Justice of the 3rd Class, N. D. Zorya Chief Counsellor of Justice, L. N. Smirnov Colonel D. S, Karev Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Ozol Captain V. V. Kuchin French Republic CHIEF PROSECUTOR: M. Francois de Menthon M.Auguste Champetier de Ribes DEPUTY CHIEF PROSECUTORS: M. Charles Dubost M. Edgar Faure ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS (Chiefs of Sections) : M. Pierre Mounier M. Charles Gerthoffer M. Delphin Debenest ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS: M. Jacques B. Herzog, M. Henry Delpech M. Serge Fuster M. Conslant Quatre M. Henri Monneray Notes: (*) Only those members of the prosecution Counsel who spoke before the Tribunal are
Dubost M. Edgar Faure ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS (Chiefs of Sections) : M. Pierre Mounier M. Charles Gerthoffer M. Delphin Debenest ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS: M. Jacques B. Herzog, M. Henry Delpech M. Serge Fuster M. Conslant Quatre M. Henri Monneray Notes: (*) Only those members of the prosecution Counsel who spoke before the Tribunal are listed. Return to the Text Previous Document Volume 1 Contents
Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Letter of Reservation
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LETTER OF RESERVATION
BY THE UNITED STATES PROSECUTOR
IN REGARD TO WORDING OF THE INDICTMENT
6 October 1945
M. Francois de Menthon,
Sir Hartley Shawcross,
General R. A. Rudenko.
Dear Sirs:
In the
Indictment
of German War Criminals signed today, reference is made to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and certain other territories as being within the area of the U.S.S.R. This language is proposed by Russia and is accepted to avoid the delay which would be occasioned by insistence on an alteration in the text. The
Indictment
is signed subject to this reservation and understanding:
I have no authority either to admit or to challenge on behalf of the United States of America, Soviet claims to sovereignty over such territories. Nothing, therefore, in this Indictment is to be construed as a recognition by the United States of such sovereignty or as indicating any attitude, either on the part of the United States or on the part of the undersigned. toward any claim to recognition of such sovereignty.
Respectfully submitted,
/ s / ROBERT H. JACKSON,
Chief of Counsel for the
United States.
To the Clerk or Recording Officer, International Military Tribunal:
The representative of the United States has found it necessary to make certain reservations as to the possible bearing of certain language in the
Indictment
upon political questions which are considered to be irrelevant to the proceedings before this Tribunal. However, it is considered appropriate to disclose such reservations that they may not be unknown to the Tribunal in the event they should at any time be considered relevant. For that purpose. the foregoing copy is filed.
/ s / ROBERT H. JACKSON
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Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Notice to Individual Defendants
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ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
REGARDING NOTICE
TO INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN
IRELAND, and THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
- against -
HERMANN WILHELM GOERING, et al.,
Defendants.
The International Military Tribunal for the trial of the major war criminals having been duly constituted and an
indictment
having been lodged with the Tribunal by the Chief Prosecutors, in order to make fair provision for notice to defendants:
IT IS ORDERED
that each individual defendant in custody shall receive, not less than 30 days before trial, a copy, translated into a language which he understands, of the documents set out in paragraph (a) of
Rule 2
of the Rules of the Tribunal, in accordance with the terms of that paragraph.
Form of Notice to Individual Defendants
To the Defendants above named:
You and each of you is hereby notified that an indictment has been filed against you in the International Military Tribunal. A copy of this indictment and of the Charter constituting the International Military Tribunal are attached hereto. Your trial will take place at the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany, not less than 30 days from the service of the indictment upon you. The exact date will be made known to you later. Your attention is specifically directed to your right to counsel under
Article 23
and
Article 16
of the Charter and
Rule 2
(d) of the Tribunal, a copy of which and a list of counsel are attached hereto for your information.
An officer has been designated by the Tribunal to deliver this Notice and accompanying documents to you and to confer with you with respect to the employment and designation of counsel.
For the International Military Tribunal
(no signature)
General Secretary
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Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 : Notice to members of Groups and Organizations Previous Document Volume 1 Contents Next Document ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL REGARDING NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, and THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS - against - HERMANN WILHELM GOERING, et al., Defendants. WHEREAS an indictment has been lodged with this Tribunal against the above named defendants: AND WHEREAS such indictment shows that the Chief Prosecutors intend to ask this Tribunal: (1) to find that certain of the defendants were members of DIE REICHSREGIERUNG (REICH CABINET); DAS KORPS DER POLITISCHEN LEITER DER NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (LEADERSHIP CORPS OF THE NAZI PARTY); DIE SCHUTZSTAFFELN DER NATIONAL SOZIALISTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (commonly known as the "SS"), and including DER SICHERHEITSDIENST (commonly known as the "SD"); DIE GEHEIME STAATSPOLIZEI (SECRET STATE POLICE, commonly known as the "GESTAPO"); DIE STURMABTEILUNGEN DER NSDAP (commonly known as the "SA"); and the GENERAL STAFF and the HIGH COMMAND of the GERMAN ARMED FORCES, and (2) to declare that said groups and organizations were criminal organizations IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that notice shall be given to the members of such groups and organizations in the following form and manner: (a) Form of Notice INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, and THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS - against - HERMANN WILHELM GOERING, RUDOLF HESS, JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP, ROBERT LEY, WILHELM KEITEL, ERNST KALTENBRUNNER, ALFRED ROSENBERG, HANS FRANK, WILHELM FRICK, JULIUS STREICHER, WALTER FUNK, HJALMAR SCHACHT, GUSTAV KRUPP VON BOHLEN UND HALBACH, KARL DOENITZ, ERICH RAEDER, BALDUR VON SCHIRACH, FRITZ SAUCKEL, ALFRED JODL, MARTIN BORMANN, FRANZ VON PAPEN, ARTHUR SEYSS-INQUART, ALBERT SPEER, CONSTANTIN VON NEURATH, and HANS FRITZSCHE, Individually and as Members of Any of the Following Groups or Organizations to Which They Respectively Belong, Namely: DIE REICHSREGIERUNG (REICH CABINET); DAS KORPS DER POLITISCHEN LEITER DER NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (LEADERSHIP CORPS OF
ALBERT SPEER, CONSTANTIN VON NEURATH, and HANS FRITZSCHE, Individually and as Members of Any of the Following Groups or Organizations to Which They Respectively Belong, Namely: DIE REICHSREGIERUNG (REICH CABINET); DAS KORPS DER POLITISCHEN LEITER DER NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (LEADERSHIP CORPS OF THE NAZI PARTY); DIE SCHUTZSTAFFELN DER NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (commonly known as the "SS") and including DER SICHERHEITSDIENST (commonly known as the "SD"); DIE GEHEIME STAATS POLIZEI (SECRET STATE POLICE, commonly known as the "GESTAPO"); DIE STURMABTEILUNGEN DER NSDAP (commonly known as the "SA"); and the GENERAL STAFF and HIGH COMMAND of the GERMAN ARMED FORCES, Defendants. Notice is hereby given to all members of the following groups and organizations: 1. Die Reichsregierung, consisting of persons who were: a) Members of the ordinary cabinet after 30 January 1933. The term "ordinary cabinet" as used herein means the Reich Ministers; i. e., heads of departments of the central government; Reich Ministers without portfolio; State ministers acting as Reich Ministers; and other officials entitled to take part in meetings of this cabinet. b) Members of Der Ministerrat fur die Reichsverteidigung. c) Members of Der Geheime Kabinettsrat. 2. Das Korps der Politischen Leiter der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei, consisting of persons who were at any time, according to common Nazi terminology, Politische Leiter of any grade or rank. 3. Die Schutzstaffeln der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (commonly known as the SS) and consisting of the entire corps of the SS and all offices, departments, services, agencies, branches, formations, organizations and groups of which it was at any time comprised or which at any time integrated in it, including but not limited to, the Allgemeine SS, the Waffen SS, the SS Totenkopf Verbande, SS Polizei Regimenter and the Sicherheitsdienst des ReichsFuehrers-SS (commonly known as the SD). 4. Die Geheime Staatspolizei (commonly known as the Gestapo) consisting of the headquarters, departments, offices, branches, and all the forces and personnel of the Geheime Staatspolizei of Prussia and equivalent secret or political police
des ReichsFuehrers-SS (commonly known as the SD). 4. Die Geheime Staatspolizei (commonly known as the Gestapo) consisting of the headquarters, departments, offices, branches, and all the forces and personnel of the Geheime Staatspolizei of Prussia and equivalent secret or political police forces of the Reich and the components thereof. 5. Die Sturmabteilungen der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (commonly known as the SA). 6. The General Staff and High Command of the German Armed Forces, consisting of those individuals who between February 1938 and May 1945 were the highest commanders of the Wehrmacht, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Forces. The individuals comprising this group are the persons who held the following appointments: Oberbefohlshaber der Kriegsmarine (Commander-in-Chief of the Navy) Chef (and, formerly, Chef des Stabes) der Seekriegsleitung (Chief of Naval War Staff) Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres (Commander-in-Chief of the Army) Chef des Generalstabes der Luftwaffe (Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force) Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe (Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force) Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht (Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces) Chef des Fuhrungsstabes des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht (Chief of the Operations Staff of the High Command of the Armed Forces) Commanders-in-Chief in the field, with the status of Oberbefehlshaber of the Wehrmacht, Navy, Army, Air Force. THAT such groups and organizations are accused by the Chief Prosecutors for the prosecution of major war criminals of being criminal organizations and this Tribunal has been asked by the Chief Prosecutors to declare said groups and organizations criminal. THAT if any of such groups and organizations are found by this Tribunal to have been criminal in character members will be subject to trial and punishment on account of their membership in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of this Tribunal and upon any such trial the criminal character of the group or organization shall be considered proved and shall not be questioned. THAT the issue of the criminal character of these groups and organizations will be tried commencing the 20th day of November 1945 at the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany. THAT
such trial the criminal character of the group or organization shall be considered proved and shall not be questioned. THAT the issue of the criminal character of these groups and organizations will be tried commencing the 20th day of November 1945 at the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany. THAT any person who acknowledges membership in any of the said groups or organizations may be entitled to apply to the Tribunal for leave to be heard by the Tribunal upon the question of the criminal character of the group or organization. Such application shall be made without delay, in writing, and addressed to the General Secretary, International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany. THAT in the case of members of any of the said groups or organizations who (i) may be in the custody of the prosecuting powers, such applications shall be handed to the Commanding Officer of the place where the said members are detained; (ii) may not be in custody, such applications shall be handed to the nearest military unit. THAT the Tribunal has power to allow or reject any such application. If the application is allowed, the Tribunal will direct in what manner the applicant shall be represented and heard. THAT nothing contained in this notice shall be construed to confer immunity of any kind upon such applicants. For the International Military Tribunal (no signature) General Secretary (b) Manner of Notice IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: THAT publication in the German language be made throughout the zones of occupation in Germany over the radio, in newspapers and, if practicable, by the form of postings ordinarily employed by the military authorities in conveying information to the civilian population. Such radio and newspaper publications shall be made once a week for four weeks and over a sufficient number of radio stations, in a sufficient number of newspapers or by posting in a sufficient number of places to give the widest possible dissemination throughout the occupied territory of the notice set forth in paragraph (a) above. THAT publication in the German language be made wherever practicable in the prisoner of war camps in which Germans are imprisoned, in such manner as the officers commanding such camps may decide. The appropriate
dissemination throughout the occupied territory of the notice set forth in paragraph (a) above. THAT publication in the German language be made wherever practicable in the prisoner of war camps in which Germans are imprisoned, in such manner as the officers commanding such camps may decide. The appropriate occupation authorities are requested to cooperate with the General Secretary of the International Military Tribunal in making this publication and the General Secretary shall make written report to the Tribunal of the action taken. Previous Document Volume 1 Contents