VON STEENGRACHT: Göring made speeches at every type of meeting and fought for the seizure of power, and accordingly he had a completely different position in the party than Ribbentrop.
COL. AMEN: I think you can answer my question “yes” or “no.” We are trying to save time as much as possible.
VON STEENGRACHT: Yes, certainly.
COL. AMEN: Do you consider Göring to be a typical Nazi according to the same standards that you were using with Ribbentrop, yes or no?
VON STEENGRACHT: This question one cannot answer in that way with “yes” or “no.” I am trying every...
COL. AMEN: You answered it that way with respect to Ribbentrop, didn’t you?
VON STEENGRACHT: Göring was a peculiar type of person. I cannot class him with the ordinary Nazis, as one usually expresses it.
COL. AMEN: In other words, you don’t know whether you think he is a typical Nazi or not, is that what you want the Tribunal to understand?
VON STEENGRACHT: By a typical Nazi one understands the “average” Nazi. Göring is a unique person and one cannot compare his manner of living with the other National Socialists.
COL. AMEN: Well, are you acquainted with all of the gentlemen in the box there in front of you?