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CU on a Swastika symbol - the Nazi emblem

The German Imperial Eagle statue atop a large pole

Hundreds of Nazi soldiers march carrying Nazi flags.

CU Adolf Hitler giving a speech. Nazi "SS" soldiers raise their arms. With unseen narration about Hitler giving the orders and his soldiers who carried them out - their responsibility - 9 million dead.

United States President Harry S. Truman at his desk in his library speaks into camera to the American public. He talks about the SS Nazi soldiers who were employed by the Nazi's specifically to murder people.

Back to President Truman at his desk speaking into camera to the American people. He introduces this story - about the waging of war going unpunished and the decision to establish the punishment of war criminals.

Slate with a quote by President Harry S. Truman

Montage of The SS Nazi soldiers, many very young, holding flags and standing at attention, standing lined up with their motorcycle, stadium seats ompletely filled with people.

CU outstretched hands in the Nazi Heil Hitler salute.

Gigantic crowd of the people of Germany.

POV (fighter) plane - flying over what looks like farm land. Large white cloud of smoke billowing up into the sky from exploding bombs

Scene of people fleeing through a residential street carrying their belongings including babies fl

Large crowd fleeing, dead bodies, women crying over dead man

CU on an SS officer mouthing orders, bombs shooting through the sky, tanks, women praying and crying over dead bodies

Montage Nazi commander, young German children, tanks, planes flying burning buildings, soldiers marching. With unseen narration about how the Nazi's believed they were the only people, the "Master Race" who deserved to live and win.

Adolf Hitler, arm raised and moving up and down emphatically, presides shouting over a large crowd. Tilt down on the large crowd, many Nazi youth in uniforms, cheering him on.

CU side shot Hitler's face

President Franklin D. Roosevelt salutes from an open moving car filled with other officials..

Winston Churchill with President Roosevelt

War footage, bombs exploding, tanks, dead bodies

Dead German soldiers, body covered with Swastika emblem blanket

Newly elected President Harry S. Truman walking down steps of building and down the street. He speaks to the American public from his office about the proposal to try the Nazi war criminals. He speaks about World War 1 when Kaiser Wilhelm escaped to Holland before he could be prosecuted for war crimes.

Photo still from a newspaper of Kaiser Wilhelm from World War 1. Pan out from photo to headline from the Pittsburgh Press "Kaiser Finds Refuge in Holland". Narration by President Truman states Holland would not turn the Kaiser over for trial.

Field Marshal Von Hindenburg on a platform saluting. Crowd of other soldiers behind him. Narration unseen by President Truman who states Hindenburg was on the list to be prosecuted and then got himself elected President 7 years later after the Armistice of War was signed.

Adolf Hitler with Ludendorff outside talking

Large poster with hand drawn skull and crossbone reads "Achtung Juden" ("Attention Jews")

Burning of books in the streets of Germany, large bonfire, soldier throwing books into flames. Flames shooting up in the sky against a backdrop of Nazi Swastika emblem flags.

Moscow 1943, officials signing pact to punish war criminals.

The United States Capitol building (dome)

Montage of American WWII soldiers - walking across a bridge, CU's on their wide open eyes

Soldiers walking away from a room full of dead bodies, mostly bones of people piled up. Horror.

Back to President Truman standing in front of the screen in his office, showing photos of piles of dead bodies proving these horrors happened, and talks about conducting trials to punish people for the atrocities committed.

Back with President Truman looking at a photo still of Napoleon Bonaparte on the large screen in his office. CU on Truman as he talks about how instead of being tried for war crimes Napoleon was exiled giving him an opportunity to turn himself into a hero by writing a book giving his own viewpoint of what occurred. Truman expresses how he didn't want to give Hitler the chance to be made a hero and refers to Hitler as "the greatest murderer in the history of the world..."

Crowd of onlookers on the street observe. War criminal tied to a pole and blindfolded is shot dead straight on and slowly keels over.

Cutaway to shot of a smoking burning city as soldiers direct a military truck out. Flames shooting out of burning building.

Man looking up into the sky shielding his eyes from the sun.

People on the streets reading leaflets (dropped from the airplane).

Montage var shots of German Nazi soldiers and leaders

CU and pan the piles of hundreds of dead bodies, mostly bones - horrible.

Scenes in the "carefree" suburb of Dachau (city of Munich). Carnival music plays as floats go by and clowns are seen. Crowds of onlookers waving Nazi emblem flags. Man having a drink throws his head back in laughter

Scary looking dummy on a float going by and group of onlookers enjoying themselves. Crazy scary looking oversized marionette moving up and down. Malnourished Jewish prisoner can barely stand up.

WS skiers on slope, girl in a costume falls down on skis. Fun on the slopes contrasted with horror scenes of dead bodies, barbed wire, malnourished corpses.

Leading member of the Nazi party, "Reichsfuhrer", Heinrich Himmler visits Dachau prison camp, holding his nose as he walks past hundreds of prisoners sitting on the ground.

Back with CU President Harry Truman. He states his determination in letting the entire world know what happened. He reports that the judges decided on execution without a trial - the opposite of his wishes.

Prime Minister United Kingdom, Robert Anthony Eden, walking up ext. steps to building, onlookers on sidelines. With narration, unseen, states Eaden preferred "execution without trial".

WS people digging a grave, standing deep inside, as soldier with rifle looks on.

Var shots Nazi leaders and other officials

Montage - New York Times building with large "Times" globe, New York Times stacked up on tables and handed out on the streets of New York, news stand

Businessman reading newspaper on the street, huge newspaper stand, Fortune Magazine.

Montage German soldiiers and leaders - long line of hundreds of Nazi soldiers walking across an open field in organized formation, hand removes blanket from dead body revealing the face of a man,. various Russian commanders, tilt down troops marching goose step, Hitler - arm raised in Heil Hitler

Justice Robert H. Jackson, speaking into camera, announces the case against principle war criminals on behalf of the United States.

Var. shots Benito Mussolini standing tall and proud, his army and supporters

Happy crowds pulling apart flags in the streets, the German Imperial Eagle satue comes crashing down from top of a building and shatters, burning of huge Swastika in a bonfire in the city, swastika on top of a building exploding,

The ovens in a concentration camp

Pictures of tattos on display

Large vintage prop plane on runway in Europe. Justice Jackson disembarks plane, smiling walking toward camera. Narration from Pres. Truman stating he sent Jackson to Europe to participate in the trials - the first of its kind or procedure.

Shots of the government buildings where the war trials took place in Europe, Nurenberg, Germany

President Truman in his office summarizes. He states a result of the trials ..."never again can men say I was following orders". "Never again can men in power give such orders..."