The SS On trial: Evidence from Nuremberg

by Bob Carruthers (Editor)

Overview

The Nuremberg Trials were held by the four victorious Allied forces of Great Britain, the USA, France and the USSR in the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg from November 1945 to October 1946. Famous for prosecuting the major German war criminals, they also tried the various groups and organizations that were at the heart of Nazi Germany.

This fascinating volume is concerned with the trial of the SS and includes all the testimony from the Nuremberg Trials regarding this enormous organization, including the original indictment, the criminal case put forward for the SS, the closing speeches by the prosecution and defense and the final judgment.

Former SS members often wondered why they were charged as war criminals when they just performed their “normal” duty. The Military Tribunal at Nuremberg was to attempt to answer that question.

The witnesses called for the trial of the SS include Freidrich Karl von Eberstein, an early member of the Nazi Party, the SA, and the SS, Paul Hausser, one of the most eminent leaders of the Waffen-SS who vehemently defended their military role in the war, Georg Konrad Morgen, a former SS judge, and Wolfram Sievers, the Reich manager of the Ahnenerbe.

Features 40 war time photographs and charts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783463206
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	05/19/2014
Series:	The Third Reich from Original Sources
Edition description:	Illustrate
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Bob Carruthers is an Emmy Award winning author and historian, who has written extensively on the Great War. A graduate of Edinburgh University, Bob is the author of a number of military history titles including the Amazon best seller The Wehrmacht in Russia.

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Statement of Criminality of Groups and Organisations 6

The Indictment

Wednesday, 19th December, 1945 8

Thursday, 20th December, 1945 42

The Case for the SS

Saturday, 3rd August, 1946 77

Monday, 5th August, 1946 96

Tuesday, 6th August, 1946 147

Wednesday, 7th August, 1946 204

Thursday, 8th August, 1946 259

Friday, 9th August, 1946 290

Submission of Documents

Tuesday, 20th August, 1946 314

Wednesday, 21st August, 1946 324

Concluding Speech from the Defense

Monday, 26th August, 1946 338

Tuesday, 27th August, 1946 392

Concluding Speech from the prosecution

Thursday, 29th August, 1946 416

The Judgment

Structure and Component Parts 427

Criminal Activities 428

Conclusion 431