Video: 'Nuremberg Day 2 Defendants Plead (translated captions)'

(Wednesday, November 21, 1945, morning Central European Time; during the Nuremberg trials) — One day after the trial of the major Nazi war criminals by the International Military Tribunal began in Nuremberg, Germany, the defendants entered their pleas of “not guilty.”

Hermann Göring tried to make a statement, but was prevented by the court from doing so.

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Justice Robert Jackson also delivered his opening statement for the prosecution with a speech lasting several hours, leaving a deep impression on both the court and the public.

Video: 'Nuremberg Day 2 Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement, Nuremberg, November 21, 1945'