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Judge Advocate General's Office: Trial of Field Marshal von Manstein: Sound Recordings...
Catalogue reference: WO 238
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WO 238
This series consists of a set of sound recordings of the trial of Fritz Erich von Lewinski, otherwise known as Von Manstein, who was accused of committing war crimes in Poland and the USSR between 1939 and 1944, and the log book of the sound...
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WO 238
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Title (The name of the record)
- Judge Advocate General's Office: Trial of Field Marshal von Manstein: Sound Recordings and Log Book
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Date (When the record was created)
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1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a set of sound recordings of the trial of Fritz Erich von Lewinski, otherwise known as Von Manstein, who was accused of committing war crimes in Poland and the USSR between 1939 and 1944, and the log book of the sound recording operator for the period of the trial.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other papers relating to von Manstein see WO 235
For manuscript notes of the trial and document books see FO 1060
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Lord Chancellor's Office, Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Forces, 1948-1972
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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20 magnetic tape
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The trial of von Manstein took place between 23 August and 19 December 1949 at Hamburg. He was accused of committing war crimes in Poland and Russia between 1939 and 1944 whilst Chief of Staff to von Runstedt in Poland and subsequently whilst commanding successively the 11th Army, the Army Group Don and the Army Group South. He was sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment on seventeen charges that he authorised and permitted the killing and maltreatment of Polish citizens by troops.
It should be noted that there is no surviving equipment upon which these sound recordings can be played.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14444/
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