Various creator text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" is a historical account written in the late 1940s. This volume documents the proceedings of the Nuremberg Trials, focusing on the testimonies and cross-examinations of prominent Nazi officials as they are interrogated about war crimes and their roles during World War II. The text likely covers significant legal, moral, and political questions surrounding the accountability of leaders for their actions during a time of conflict. The opening of the volume presents a scene in the courtroom where the Deputy Chief Prosecutor for the UK, Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, interrogates Wilhelm Keitel, a high-ranking Nazi official. The dialogue is based on Keitel's involvement in the decisions made regarding the shooting of officers who attempted to escape from a POW camp. This exchange reveals the complexity of Keitel's statements—his reluctance to admit wrongdoing, his contradictions, and his attempts to distance himself from decisions that led to severe human rights violations. Throughout the dialogue, there is an exploration of themes such as command responsibility and the moral dilemmas faced by military officials under authoritarian regimes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 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. Release date is 2021-05-23 John Routh, Cindy Beyer, and the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net. Original publication data not identified Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946 War crime trials -- Germany -- Nuremberg KZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65428 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65428 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134518.0 65428