Defence Final Arguments Enter Closing Phase
The Tribunal begins the final phase of defence argument after months of evidence from defendants, witnesses and documentary exhibits.
Geoffrey Lawrence
8 historical records in the World History Database Nuremberg collection.
Role in this collection: IMT President
The collection identifies Geoffrey Lawrence as IMT President. The Tribunal begins the final phase of defence argument after months of evidence from defendants, witnesses and documentary exhibits.
Tribunal Adjourns to Prepare Judgment
Lawrence adjourns the court after final statements so the judges can complete deliberations on guilt, organizations and sentences.
Judgment Reading Begins
Lawrence opens the public reading of the Tribunal's judgment, which continues into the following day.
General Staff and High Command Not Declared Criminal
The Tribunal refuses to designate the General Staff and High Command as a criminal organization, while leaving individual responsibility unaffected.
Gestapo Declared Criminal Organization
The Tribunal declares the Gestapo criminal within the limits stated in its judgment, enabling later proceedings against qualifying members.
Nazi Leadership Corps Declared Criminal
The Tribunal finds specified levels of the Nazi Party Leadership Corps to constitute a criminal organization.
SA Not Declared Criminal Organization
The Tribunal declines to declare the SA criminal as an organization under the Charter.
SS and SD Declared Criminal Organizations
The Tribunal declares the SS, including the SD, criminal subject to the qualifications set out in the judgment.