World War II Nuremberg Trial Prosecutor Ralph G. Albrecht’s Trial Notes

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Albrecht’s Nuremberg Notes and Cast of Characters

1941-1945:

• Ralph G. Albrecht serves as a Commander in the United States Navy.

1945:

• Ralph G. Albrecht serves as Deputy Director of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services). His responsibilities include war crimes.
• Ralph G. Albrecht serves as a special assistant to the United States Attorney General.

Post-World War II (specific date not given, but after 1945):

• Ralph G. Albrecht serves as a member of the American prosecution team at the Nuremberg Trial of the Major War Criminals. He works under the direction of Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson.
• Albrecht takes extensive notes (76 pages) during the Nuremberg trials. These notes cover the proceedings involving various defendants, including Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Alfred Rosenberg, Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher, Hjalmar Schacht, Walter Emanuel Funk, and Karl Dönitz.
• During the trials, a mimeograph copy of a poem titled “Reflections on Funk’s defence” by “F.E.J.” is laid into Albrecht’s notes.

Cast of Characters

Prosecutors/Legal Personnel:

• Ralph Gerhart Albrecht (1896-1985): An American lawyer who served as a Commander in the United States Navy (1941-1945), Deputy Director of the OSS (1945) with responsibility for war crimes, and a special assistant to the United States Attorney General (1945). After the war, he was a member of the American prosecution team at the Nuremberg Trial of the Major War Criminals, taking detailed notes on the proceedings.
• Robert H. Jackson: The Chief Prosecutor who directed the American prosecution team at the Nuremberg Trial of the Major War Criminals.

Nuremberg Trial Defendants (Major War Criminals):

• Hermann Göring: A prominent Nazi political and military leader.
• Rudolf Hess: A leading figure in the Nazi Party.
• Joachim von Ribbentrop: The German Foreign Minister from 1938 to 1945.
• Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel: A German field marshal and head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany’s armed forces.
• Ernst Kaltenbrunner: A high-ranking Austrian SS official during the Nazi era.
• Alfred Rosenberg: A German Nazi ideologue and a prominent architect of Nazi racial theories.
• Dr. Hans Frank: A German Nazi lawyer who served as Governor-General of Nazi-occupied Poland.
• Dr. Wilhelm Frick: A prominent German Nazi official who served as Minister of the Interior.
• Julius Streicher: A prominent Nazi propagandist and publisher, especially known for his anti-Semitic publication Der Stürmer.
• Hjalmar Schacht: A German economist, banker, and liberal politician who served as President of the Reichsbank and Minister of Economics under Hitler.
• Walter Emanuel Funk: A German economist and Nazi official who served as Minister for Economic Affairs and President of the Reichsbank.
• Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz: A German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II. He briefly succeeded Hitler as head of state.

Other:

• “F.E.J.”: The author of the poem “Reflections on Funk’s defence,” which was included in Albrecht’s trial notes. No further biographical details are provided in the source.

World War II Nuremberg Trial Prosecutor Ralph G. Albrecht’s Trial Notes

Ralph Gerhart Albrecht (1896-1985) was an American lawyer who was part of the American prosecution team during the Nuremberg trial of major war criminals.

76 pages of notes taken by Albrecht’s during the Nuremberg trials of Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim vn Ribbentrop, Field Marshall Wilhem Keitel, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Alfred Rosenberg, Dr. Hans Frank, Dr. Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher, Hjalmar Schacht, Walter Emanuel Funk, and Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, with several leaves laid in, including a mimeograph copy of a poem, “Reflections on Funk’s defence,” by “F.E.J.”

During World War II, Albrecht served from 1941 to 1945 as a Commander in the United States Navy and in 1945 as Deputy Director of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) with responsibility for war crimes and as a special assistant to the United States Attorney General. After the end of the war, he served as a member of the American prosecution team under the direction of Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson at the Nuremberg Trial of the Major War Criminals.