Goring, Hermann, 1893-1946

Defendants at the war crimes trials held before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, occupy two rows of the courtroom, with American military police standing behind them and their counsel occupying the box in front.

Hermann Goering (in double breasted coat) at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Donor: Robert Jackson.

Left to right, Konstantin von Neurath and Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Donor: Robert Jackson.

Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Donor: Robert Jackson.

The Dock at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Front row, left to right: Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Jochaim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Ernst Kaltenbrunner. Second row, left to right: Karl Donitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, Fritz Sauckel. Donor: Robert Jackson.

The Dock at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Front row, left to right: Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Jochaim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel. Second row, left to right: Karl Donitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, Fritz Sauckel. Donor: Robert Jackson.

Prisoners at lunch at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Left to right (two men obscured): Hermann Goering, Karl Donitz, Walther Funk. Donor: Robert Jackson

Prisoners at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Front row, left to right: Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Jochaim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel. Second row, left to right: Karl Donitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, Fritz Sauckel. Donor: Robert Jackson.

From left to right, Hermann Goering, Admiral Karl Doenitz, Admiral Erick Raeder, Rudolf Hess, Baldur von Schirach, and Joachim von Ribbentrop at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Donor: Robert Jackson

Top Nazi leaders, on trial before an International Military Tribunal in the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany, showed intense interest as prosecutors began introducing documents on the third day of the trials. Hermann Goering (front row left in the box) takes notes, and Rudolph Hess (second from left) watches the proceedings intently. Next to Hess is former foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Left to right in the back row are Admirals Karl Donitz and Erich Raeder.