National Content: Germany
Das Weltgericht in Nürnberg
The Nuremberg trial - a world court
The special edition of the Lüneburger Landeszeitung is a detailled report about the beginning of the Nuremberg trial as the first internationla court about war crimes. It tells the procedure of the process: the accused, the accusations, the role of the international judges.
Unter seiner Leitung wurden 90.000 Menschen liquidiert - Under his responsibility 90.000 people were liquidated
The source is a press report at the beginning of the Nuremberg Trial. A witness appears and reports what happened under his responsibility in Russia.
Der größte Kriegsverbrecherprozeß begann
The biggest war cime trial started
The headline of the the Aachener nachtichten reports about the start of the Nuremberg Trial. The article covers almost the whole frontpage of the newspaper. It reports that there are 20 accused, that the bill of indictment was read and that none of the accused plead guilty. The report tells further that big security measurements were taken to be able to have the trial in an appropriate environment.