Nuremberg Day 86-87 Goering

On March 20-21, 1946, Sir David Maxwell- Fyfe, Chief Deputy Proecutor of the British Delegation followed Robert H jackson in cross-examining Hermann Goering. Nearly half of his examinationwas devoted to the murder of the fifty British flyers who escaped Stalag Luft III. On the extermination policy, Goering answered: "As far as Hitler is concerned, I have said I do not think so. As far as I am concerned, I have said that I did not know, even approximately, to what extent these things were taking place."i

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• Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
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[lynchie3000]

SIR DAVID MAXWELL-FYFE: Let me remind you of the evidence that has been given before this Court, that as far as Auschwitz alone is concerned, 4,000,000 people were exterminated. Do you remember that?

Goering: This I have heard as a statement here, but I consider it in no way proved -- that figure, I mean.

Goering was right about that.

[ben010100]

I am very glad this video is uploaded to youtube. This is an important part of history, and fascinating as an example of a brilliant cross examination at a vital part of Goering's trial. Up until this point Goering had evaded the US prosecutors questions and was looking unassailable until Maxwell-Fyfe started his cross...