Ahrens Testifies on Katyn Issue
Ahrens gives evidence during proceedings addressing competing allegations concerning the killings of Polish officers at Katyn.
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Explore 239 historical events and records for Germany in 1946.
Historical records for Germany in 1946
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July
Horn Opens Final Defence Plea for Ribbentrop
Defence counsel Martin Horn began his final plea for Ribbentrop, arguing that the former Foreign Minister's diplomatic activities did not establish criminal responsibility for aggressive war.
Horn Continues Final Argument on Ribbentrop Responsibility
Horn continued the final defence argument, addressing Ribbentrop's relationship with Hitler, the limits of Foreign Office authority and allegations concerning war crimes and persecution.
Wahl Gives Commission Testimony on Party Leadership
Wahl gives evidence concerning Gauleiter responsibilities and the structure of the Nazi Party leadership organization.
Speer Defence Final Argument Presented
Defence counsel Hans Flachsner delivered the final argument for Speer, disputing charges of aggressive-war responsibility and addressing forced labour, concentration camps and Speer's late-war opposition to destruction.
August
Hoeppner Testifies on Security Administration
Hoeppner appears during the organizational defence and gives evidence about Security Service administration and responsibilities.
Schlegelberger Testifies on Justice Ministry
Schlegelberger explains Justice Ministry administration and legal policy during the Nazi period in testimony before the Tribunal.
Eberstein Testifies on SS and Police Structure
Eberstein gives evidence concerning the organization of SS and police commands during the defence case on alleged criminal organizations.
Hausser Testifies on Waffen-SS
Hausser describes the Waffen-SS command structure and argues distinctions between military formations and other branches of the SS.
Morgen Testifies on SS Camp Investigations
Morgen describes investigations he conducted into corruption and killings within concentration camps while serving as an SS judicial officer.
Roessner Testifies in SS Organization Case
Roessner appears during defence evidence concerning the SS and answers questions about institutional structure and individual functions.
Manstein Testifies for German High Command
Manstein appears for the defence of the General Staff and High Command, describing senior command structure and military decision-making.
Gruss Testifies in Organizations Case
Gruss appears during the defence evidence concerning indicted organizations and answers questions about membership and institutional responsibility.
Juettner Testifies on SS Main Office
Juettner gives evidence concerning the SS Main Office, Waffen-SS administration and issues raised in the organizational case.
Birth of Ralf Hutter
Birth of Ralf Hutter, later co-founder, keyboard player and principal voice of Kraftwerk.
Schreiber Testifies on Military Medical Research
Schreiber gives evidence about German military medical administration and research discussed during the late stages of the IMT.
Goering Gives Final Statement to Tribunal
Goering uses his final opportunity to address the judges after the close of evidence and argument.
Ribbentrop Delivers Final Statement to Tribunal
Ribbentrop used his final statement to reject the prosecution's interpretation of German foreign policy and to deny that he had knowingly planned a war of aggression.
Schacht Gives Final Statement before Deliberations
Schacht makes his final courtroom statement before the Tribunal adjourns for judgment.
Speer Gives Final Statement before Judgment
Speer addresses the Tribunal in his last statement before the judges retire to consider the final judgment.
October
IMT Verdict for Albert Speer
Speer is convicted and receives twenty years imprisonment for forced-labour exploitation and his senior role in the German war economy.
IMT Verdict for Alfred Jodl
Jodl is convicted and condemned to death for his participation in aggressive planning and criminal military operations.
IMT Verdict for Alfred Rosenberg
Rosenberg is convicted and condemned to death for his role in Nazi ideology, occupation policy and persecution.
IMT Verdict for Baldur von Schirach
Schirach is convicted of crimes against humanity for deportations from Vienna and is sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.
IMT Verdict for Erich Raeder
Raeder is convicted and given life imprisonment for his role in naval planning and participation in aggressive war.
IMT Verdict for Franz von Papen
Von Papen is acquitted because the Tribunal does not find the evidence sufficient to establish guilt under the charged international crimes.
IMT Verdict for Fritz Sauckel
Sauckel is sentenced to death after conviction for the mass deportation and exploitation of forced labourers.
IMT Verdict for Hans Frank
Frank receives a death sentence after conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in occupied Poland.
IMT Verdict for Hans Fritzsche
Fritzsche is acquitted after the Tribunal finds that his propaganda activities do not meet the criminal threshold of the indictment.
IMT Verdict for Hermann Wilhelm Goering
The Tribunal convicts Goering and sentences him to death for his leading role in aggressive war and other crimes.
IMT Verdict for Hjalmar Schacht
Schacht is acquitted after the Tribunal concludes that the charges proved against him do not establish criminal responsibility under the indictment.
IMT Verdict for Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop is convicted and sentenced to death for his central diplomatic role in aggression and related crimes.
IMT Verdict for Julius Streicher
Streicher is convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death for sustained incitement to anti-Jewish persecution.
IMT Verdict for Karl Doenitz
Doenitz is convicted on selected counts and sentenced to ten years imprisonment for his wartime leadership and participation in aggressive war.
IMT Verdict for Konstantin von Neurath
Von Neurath is convicted and sentenced to fifteen years for participation in aggression and occupation policies, including his rule in Bohemia and Moravia.
IMT Verdict for Martin Bormann
Bormann is convicted in absentia and sentenced to death for his role in persecution and the Nazi Party leadership.
IMT Verdict for Rudolf Hess
Hess is convicted and receives life imprisonment for conspiracy and crimes against peace.
IMT Verdict for Walter Funk
Funk is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his economic role in the Nazi regime and exploitation of occupied Europe.
IMT Verdict for Wilhelm Frick
Frick is convicted and sentenced to death for his part in Nazi state policy, occupation administration and persecution.
IMT Verdict for Wilhelm Keitel
Keitel is found guilty on all four counts and receives a death sentence for his role in criminal military orders and aggressive war.
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