Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 01 (of 11)

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55368

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Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 01 (of 11)

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en

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Project Gutenberg

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This official record compiles documentary evidence from the Nuremberg Trials, detailing Nazi conspiracy, aggressive wars, and systematic persecution. It exposes the regime's totalitarian methods, economic plunder, and the organized seizure of art treasures, offering a definitive historical account of Axis criminality.

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Published by the U.S. Office of Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality in 1946, *Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Volume 01* serves as the documentary foundation for the prosecution of major Nazi war criminals at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. This volume systematically dismantles the myth of Nazi legitimacy by presenting a rigorous, fact-based indictment of the Hitler regime. Through the marshaling of over 100,000 seized documents, the text reveals the calculated nature of the conspiracy to seize total political control, terrorize opponents, and destroy democratic institutions. The narrative chronicles the planning and execution of aggressive wars against Austria, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Denmark, the Low Countries, Poland, Greece, Yugoslavia, and the USSR, highlighting repeated violations of treaties and assurances of neutrality. A significant portion is dedicated to the economic aspects of the conspiracy, including the slave labor program, the illegal use of prisoners of war, and the organized plunder of European art treasures. The document extensively covers the systematic confiscation of masterpieces from public and private collections for the benefit of Germany, detailing the inner workings of the Nazi state and the roles of key figures like Hitler, Goering, and Rosenberg. This collection provides historians and scholars with the full context of the atrocities committed, distinct from the fragmented transcripts of the trial itself, offering a comprehensive view of the inner workings and outward deeds of the German government and the Nazi Party.

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