v. 1. Official documents; v. 2-22. Proceedings; v. 23. Chronological index, subject index; v. 24. Document index, name index, and errata; v. 25-42. Documents and other material in evidence.

Trial against H.W. Göring, R. Hess, J. von Ribbentrop, R. Ley, W. Keitel, E. Kaltenbrunner, A. Rosenberg, H. Frank, W. Frick, J. Streicher, W. Funk, H. Schacht, G. Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, K. Dönitz, E. Raeder, B. von Schirach, F. Sauckel, A. Jodl, M. Bormann, F. von Papen, A. Seyss-Inquart, A. Speer, C. von Neurath, and H. Fritzsche, individually and as members of any groups or organizations to which they belonged.

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"Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" is a historical account written in the late 1940s. This work documents the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal held in Nuremberg from 1945 to 1946, which put Nazi war criminals on trial for their actions during World War II, particularly focusing on the atrocities of the Holocaust and other war crimes. The book sheds light on the systematic processes of war crimes prosecution and the testimonies presented against the major figures of the Nazi regime. The opening of the text introduces a session of the tribunal, highlighting the prosecution led by General R. A. Rudenko, as he begins to present evidence against Nazi officials for crimes that include despoliation and plunder in various occupied countries. Assistant Prosecutor Shenin's statements detail the methodical means of oppression and theft implemented by the Nazis, particularly regarding the plundering of private, public, and national property across nations like Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Greece. He references official reports and original documents that illustrate the premeditated and organized nature of these criminal acts, setting the stage for a thorough examination of the horrific impact of the Nazi regime during the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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