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Nazis on Trial. Guilty or Innocent. Hermann Göring. Hermann Göring. Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe (Air Force), President of the Reichstag, Director of “Four Year Plan” Ranked the second highest ranking Nazi official
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Nazis on Trial Guilty or Innocent
Hermann Göring • Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe (Air Force), President of the Reichstag, Director of “Four Year Plan” • Ranked the second highest ranking Nazi official • Insisted everything that they had done was the result of the German patriotism • Charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity • Responsible for the elimination of Jews and destruction and takeover of Jewish businesses and property • Looted art treasures from occupied territories and arranged for use of slave labor
Karl Dönitz • German Admiral who controlled the entire navy, President of the Third Reich, chosen by Hitler to succeed him as Fuhrer • Issued the “Laconia Order” to the German submarine fleet • This order forbid rescuing enemy survivors of sunken ships • Charged with: • Conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity • Planning, initiating, and waging wars of aggression • Crimes against the laws of war
Verdict: Found guilty on two counts and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Rudolf Hess • Deputy to the Fuhrer and Nazi Party Leader • Maintained the organization as a ready and loyal instrument of power • There was no doubt that he was a key figure in organizing and running the party • Signed decrees persecuting Jews and was a willing participant in aggression against Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland
Albert Speer • Architect of the Third Reich and Reichminister of Armaments and Munitions • Responsible for the use of slave laborers from the occupied territories in armaments production • He accepted responsibility for the crimes of the regime at the Trials • He posed as an efficient and helpful resource, gave detailed information about German weapons, economic performance, and strategy