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Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...
Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...
Item # 721305
February 20, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946
* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis
* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews
* Films showing mass murders at camps
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: On February 19, 1946, during the Nuremberg Trials, the International Military Tribunal presented film evidence depicting Nazi atrocities. These films were shown to the judges, prosecutors, and defense teams to provide visual documentation of the systematic persecution and mass murder carried out by the Nazi regime. The footage included scenes from concentration and extermination camps such as Auschwitz, Dachau, and Bergen-Belsen, showing emaciated prisoners, piles of corpses, and the inhumane conditions endured by inmates.
These films were intended to supplement written evidence and witness testimony, making the scale and brutality of the Holocaust undeniable. They had a profound emotional impact on the courtroom, conveying horrors that were difficult to fully describe in words. The screenings marked one of the first times such footage was publicly shown in a legal setting, establishing a precedent for using visual evidence in war crimes trials.
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