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U.S. Commemoration Of War Crimes Commission Indictment Of Top Nazis Cover Oct 1945

U.S. Commemoration Of War Crimes Commission Indictment Of Top Nazis Cover

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White envelope with text in English: "War Crimes commission returns 25,000 Word Indictment vs. 24 Top Nazis including Goering, Hess and Von Ribbentrop." Includes a sheet with a blue "discontinued" stamp.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A War Crimes Commission was set up shortly after the war. It returned indictments against twenty-four Nazis, twenty-one of whom later stood trial before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremburg. Of the twenty-one defendants at Nuremburg three were acquitted, seven drew prison sentences, and eleven were sentenced to be hanged.


Post-Wwii American Occupation Broadside Dissolving And Declaring Illegal Nazi Party And Related Organizations Jan 1945

Post-Wwii American Occupation Broadside Dissolving And Declaring Illegal Nazi Party And Related Organizations

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Large broadside with black, vertical line down middle, left half of page in English, “MILITARY GOVERNMENT – GERMANY SUPREME COMMANDER’S AREA OF CONTROL LAW NO. 5 DISSOLUTION OF NAZI PARTY” printed in bold, black print at top of left side, translated in German on right side.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:Broadside is printed in both English and German, distributed by the Office of Military Government, United States, in the “Supreme Commander’s Area of Control,” proclaiming the “Dissolution of the Nazi Party…” and other organizations and institutions that are listed. There are 52 organizations that are listed herein, including …