| Document | Description | Vol. | Page |
| Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Article 6. | I | 5 | |
| International Military Tribunal, Indictment Number 1, Section IV (H); Appendix A. | I | 29, 63 | |
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| Note: A single asterisk (*) before a document indicates that the document was received in evidence at the Nurnberg trial. A double asterisk (**) before a document number indicates that the document was referred to during the trial but was not formally received in evidence, for the reason given in parentheses following the description of the document. The USA series number, given in parentheses following the description of the document, is the official exhibit number assigned by the court. | |||
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| *386-PS | Notes on a conference with Hitler in the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, 5 November 1937, signed by Hitler’s adjutant, Hossbach, and dated 10 November 1937. (USA 25) | III | 295 |
| *1168-PS | Unsigned Schacht memorandum to Hitler, 3 May 1935, concerning the financing of the armament program. (USA 37) | III | 827 |
| *1301-PS | File relating to financing of armament, including minutes of conference with Goering at the Air Ministry, 14 October 1938, concerning acceleration of rearmament. (USA 123) | III | 868 |
| *2261-PS | Directive from Blomberg to Supreme Commanders of Army, Navy and Air Forces, 24 June 1935; accompanied by copy of Reich Defense Law of 21 May 1935 and copy of Decision of Reich Cabinet of 12 May 1935 on the Council for defense of the Reich. (USA 24) | IV | 934 |
| *2409-PS | Extracts from The Imperial House to the Reich Chancellery by Dr. Joseph Goebbels. (USA 262) | V | 83 |
| *3021-PS | Statement of governmental positions held by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. (USA 11) | V | 737 |
| 3700-PS | Letter from Schacht to Reich Marshal, 11 March, concerning conscription of 15-year-olds. (USA 780) | VI | 404 |
| *3724-PS | Testimony of Hjalmar Schacht, 11 July 1945. (USA 776) | VI | 463 |
| *3725-PS | Testimony of Hjalmar Schacht, 20 July 1945. (USA 615) | VI | 464 |
| *3726-PS | Testimony of Hjalmar Schacht, 24 August 1945. (USA 628) | VI | 465 |
| *3727-PS | Testimony of Hjalmar Schacht, 13 October 1945. (USA 633) | VI | 478 |
| *3728-PS | Testimony of Hjalmar Schacht, 16 October 1945. (USA 636) | VI | 485 |
| *3729-PS | Testimony of Hjalmar Schacht, 17 October 1945. (USA 616) | VI | 501 |
| *3730-PS | Testimony of Hermann Goering, 17 October 1945. (USA 648) | VI | 530 |
| *3731-PS | Testimony of von Krosigk, 24 September 1945. (USA 647) | VI | 535 |
| *3901-PS | Letter written November 1932 by Schacht, Krupp and others to the Reich President. (USA 837) | VI | 796 |
| *D-203 | Speech of Hitler to leading members of industry before the election of March 1933. (USA 767) | VI | 1080 |
| *EC-128 | Report on state of preparations for war economic mobilization as of 30 September 1934. (USA 623) | VII | 306 |
| *EC-174 | Summary “war economy” trip to Godesberg undertaken by General Staff between 25 May and 2 June 1937. (USA 761) | VII | 326 |
| *EC-177 | Minutes of second session of Working Committee of the Reich Defense held on 26 April 1933. (USA 390) | VII | 328 |
| EC-243 | Memorandum, 26 November 1936, containing Goering’s Order regarding jurisdiction and development of raw and synthetic materials. (USA 637) | VII | 338 |
| *EC-244 | Letter from Blomberg to Hitler, 22 February 1937. (USA 641) | VII | 342 |
| EC-248 | Letter from Keitel to Koerner, 14 June 1937, concerning cooperation of Plenipotentiary General and Four Year Plan for War Economy. | VII | 343 |
| EC-251 | Letter from Wohlthat to various officials, 21 July 1937. | VII | 344 |
| *EC-252 | Letter from Schacht to Blomberg, 8 July 1937. (USA 762) | VII | 346 |
| *EC-257 | Personal letter from Schacht to Thomas, 29 December 1937. (USA 763) | VII | 347 |
| *EC-258 | Report on Preparation of the Economic Mobilization by the Plenipotentiary for War Economy as of 31 December 1937. (USA 625) | VII | 347 |
| EC-283 | Letter from Schacht to Goering, 26 August 1937. | VII | 379 |
| *EC-297-A | Address in Vienna of the Reichsbank President, Dr. Schacht, 21 March 1938. (USA 632) | VII | 394 |
| *EC-369 | Correspondence between Schacht and Hitler, January 1939. (USA 631) | VII | 426 |
| *EC-376 | Letter from Schacht to supervisory officers, 11 December 1936. (USA 638) | VII | 436 |
| *EC-383 | Letter 16 January 1937 with enclosure—article about Schacht appearing in the Military weekly Gazette. (USA 640) | VII | 436 |
| EC-384 | Agreement between Schacht and Goering, 7 July 1937. (USA 771) | VII | 438 |
| *EC-397 | Letter from Hitler to Schacht, 19 January 1939. (USA 650) | VII | 438 |
| *EC-398 | Dismissal of Schacht as President of the Reichsbank, 20 January 1939. (USA 649) | VII | 438 |
| *EC-405 | Minutes of Tenth Meeting of Working Committee of Reichs Defense Council, 26 June 1935. (GB 160) | VII | 450 |
| *EC-406 | Minutes of Eleventh Meeting of Reichs Defense Council, 6 December 1935. (USA 772) | VII | 455 |
| *EC-408 | Memorandum report about the Four Year Plan and preparation of the war economy, 30 December 1936. (USA 579) | VII | 465 |
| *EC-415 | Extracts from “Schacht in His Statements”, Berlin, 1937. (USA 627) | VII | 469 |
| *EC-416 | Minutes of Cabinet Meeting, 4 September 1936. (USA 635) | VII | 471 |
| *EC-419 | Letter from Schwerin-Krosigk to Hitler, 1 September 1938. (USA 621) | VII | 474 |
| *EC-420 | Draft of letter prepared by Military Economic Staff, 19 December 1936. (USA 639) | VII | 479 |
| *EC-421 | Minutes taken by member of General Thomas’ staff of meeting held on 11 March 1938. (USA 645) | VII | 481 |
| EC-432 | Extracts from Annual Economic Review for Germany, 1935, prepared by Douglas Miller. | VII | 484 |
| *EC-433 | Koenigsberg speech of Schacht at German Eastern Fair. (USA 832) | VII | 486 |
| *EC-436 | Affidavit of Puhl, 2 November 1945. (USA 620) | VII | 494 |
| EC-437 | Affidavit of Puhl, 7 November 1945. (USA 624) | VII | 495 |
| *EC-438 | Affidavit of Puhl, 8 November 1945. (USA 646) | VII | 499 |
| *EC-439 | Affidavit of Schnitzler, 10 November 1945. (USA 618) | VII | 501 |
| *EC-450 | Affidavit of S. R. Fuller, 18 October 1945. (USA 629) | VII | 502 |
| *EC-451 | Affidavit of Messersmith, 15 November 1945. (USA 626) | VII | 509 |
| *EC-456 | Letter from Schacht to Hitler, 12 November 1932. (USA 773) | VII | 512 |
| *EC-457 | Letter from Schacht to Hitler, 29 August 1932. (USA 619) | VII | 513 |
| *EC-458 | Affidavit of Major Tilley, 21 November 1945. (USA 634) | VII | 514 |
| *EC-460 | Franz Reuter “Schacht”, from German Publishing Establishment, 1937, pp. 113-114. (USA 617) | VII | 515 |
| *EC-461 | Extracts from Ambassador Dodd’s Diary, 1933-38. (USA 58) | VII | 515 |
| EC-492 | Letter from Schacht to Goering, 17 April 1937. | VII | 550 |
| *EC-493 | Letter from Goering to Schacht, 22 August 1937. (USA 642) | VII | 552 |
| *EC-494 | Letter from Lammers to Goering, presenting copy of letter from Lammers to Schacht, 8 December 1937. (USA 643) | VII | 565 |
| *EC-495 | Letter from Schacht to Hitler, 16 November 1937, requesting release. (USA 774) | VII | 566 |
| *EC-497 | Letter from Schacht to Goering, 5 August 1937. (USA 775) | VII | 567 |
| EC-498 | “Schacht in Danzig”, excerpt of 16 June 1935 from Frankfurter Zeitung. | VII | 576 |
| EC-499 | Dr. Schacht 60 Years Old, from Voelkischer Beobachter, 21 January 1937. | VII | 576 |
| EC-500 | A Proclamation by Dr. Schacht on occasion of presentation of Golden Party Badge, from Frankfurter Zeitung, 9 February 1937. | VII | 578 |
| EC-501 | The Economic Development, and Inaugural speech by Dr. Schacht, from Berliner Tageblatt, 21 April 1937. | VII | 579 |
| EC-502 | “In Germany There is only One Economic Policy”, from Frankfurter Zeitung, 19 January 1936. | VII | 583 |
| EC-503 | Schacht Speech at Leipzig Fair, from Frankfurter Zeitung, 5 March 1935. | VII | 583 |
| *EC-611 | Speech by Schacht, 29 November 1938, entitled “Miracle of Finance” and “The New Plan”. (USA 622) | VII | 589 |
| *L-104 | Report Ambassador Dodd to State Department, 29 November 1937, concerning Hitler’s letter to Schacht accepting resignation as Minister of Economics and Schacht’s circular communication to officials of Ministry. (USA 644) | VII | 879 |
| *L-111 | Telegraphic report from Ambassador Davies to State Department, 20 January 1937. (USA 630) | VII | 881 |
| *L-151 | Report from Ambassador Bullitt to State Department, 23 November 1937, regarding his visit to Warsaw. (USA 70) | VII | 894 |
| *Chart No. 1 | National Socialist German Workers’ Party. (2903-PS; USA 2) | VIII | 770 |
13. GUSTAV KRUPP von BOHLEN und HALBACH[[1]]
A. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE NAZI CONSPIRACY, KRUPP CIRCUMVENTED THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES ON THE REARMAMENT OF GERMANY. AS THE RESPONSIBLE HEAD OF THE HUGE ARMAMENTS CONCERN, FRIED. KRUPP A.G., HE CONCEALED ITS ARMAMENT ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO DECEIVE THE ALLIED GOVERNMENTS. HE WAS, THEREFORE, IN A POSITION TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSPIRACY BY THE RAPID PRODUCTION OF MUNITIONS OF WAR ON A HUGE SCALE AFTER THE CONSPIRATORS’ ACCESSION TO POWER.
[1] Since the name of Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach was severed from the Nurnberg trial which commenced on 20 November 1945, the trial brief outlining the case against Krupp, which was prepared before his severance, was not presented to the Tribunal. Despite his personal absence from the prisoners’ dock, however, Krupp remained technically still under indictment and liable to prosecution in subsequent proceedings. Moreover, Krupp was still regarded by the prosecution as a member of the Nazi conspiracy. The following summary of evidence, adapted from the trial brief, is included here in order to show the role played by Krupp as co-conspirator.
In an article entitled “Manager and Armament Worker” written for the 1 March 1942 issue of the Krupp magazine, Krupp stated:
“* * * I knew German history well, and out of my experiences in the rest of the world I believed to know the German kind; therefore I never doubted that, although for the time being all indications were against it, one day a change would come. How, I never knew or asked, but I believed in it. But with this knowledge—and today I may speak about these things and for the first time I am doing this extensively and publicly—with this, as responsible head of the Krupp works, consequences of the greatest importance had to be taken. If Germany should ever be reborn, if it should shake off the chains of Versailles one day, the Krupp concern had to be prepared again. * * *”
“* * * I wanted and had to maintain Krupp, in spite of all opposition, as an armament plant for the later future, even if in camouflaged form. I could only speak in the smallest, most intimate circles about the real reasons which made me undertake the changeover of the plants for certain lines of production for I had to expect that many people would not understand me. * * *”
“Without arousing any commotion, the necessary measures and preparations were undertaken. Thus to the surprise of many people Krupp began to manufacture goods which really appeared to be far distant from the former work of an armament plant. Even the Allied snooping commissions were duped. Padlocks, milk cans, cash registers, track repair machines, trash carts and similar ‘small junk’ appeared really unsuspicious and even locomotives and automobiles made an entirely ‘civilian’ impression.