German General Alfred Jodl, Albert Speer and Karl Donitz come out of their HQ after their arrest. Jodl was found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg and was executed
23rd May 1945: German General Alfred Jodl, Albert Speer and Karl Donitz come out of their HQ after their arrest. Jodl was found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg and was executed. In a way it was unjust. Most, if not all, of his actions were the conduct of war. He did make orders as any Admiral would. But if the same standards had been applied to American generals and admirals, they would have been guilty as well. Doenitz had the best lawyer and it showed. “Before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Dönitz was indicted as a major war criminal on three counts: (1) "conspiracy to commit crimes against peace", (2) "Planning, initiating, and waging wars of aggression", and (3) "crimes against the laws of war". Dönitz was not indicted on a fourth count of "crimes against humanity". Kranzbühler had the unprecedented task of defending Nazi Germany's last Reichspräsident (President) and Grand Admiral.” “Kranzbühler made his presenc...