files at the nuremberg fleamarket. prison director of the was robbed. that was a wonderful surprise. it opened in the former dining hall of the military academy because they could not have a room big enough to secure it. nothing like that in germany for years. a team of judges. reporters from all over germany, france, switzerland, britain, scandinavia, elsewhere to cover the sensational trial, scandalous. and hitler would take the stand, hour defendant, speak after hour. he's not quite shrieking. but he did get lots of press. the press cover this in great detail. how he would speak, how he would move. and if you ever heard hitler when he is not screaming, it's unsettling. he is a screaming lunatic. he is speaking, just lowering his voice. it's pretty frightening. but that hitler. up close, across the room, hitler in all of his narcissism, his megalomania, his mesmerizing demagoguery. knickerbocker said he was probably the greatest spellbinder of all he said actually in his memoir he was number two. the one person who was a better speaker than hitler was

i read nuremberg and was looking at trials, but i don't know a lot about -- i have a couple books at home on that trial, but i wouldn't know enough about it to say about the japanese trial. >> a couple things. if the worldwide depression hadn't occurred, do you think the nazis could have taken power? and this is hard to judge, but don't you think anti-semitism in germany was far less than that in france, russia, and eastern europe? in the 19th century and pre-hitler. >> the first one -- it is always hard to say what could have happened if it didn't. it is hard to imagine hitler in power without the depression. without it, you would be getting into alternative history, so it is hard to say. without the depression, it is almost unthinkable in some ways, hitler coming to power. you can see that with the 1923 trial. the nazi already does very well in the election -- party does very well in the election in 1924. they are losing a lot when the economy is getting better. they go way down again and then it takes the depression for the nazis to get the most votes they will ever get. it would

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later at the nuremberg trials he claimed that there had never been a concrete plan. the directive $6071.00 went to only high ranking leaders of the s.s. and the police and the corresponding s.s. leaders concerned with race and settlement policy so that the s.s. operators would be aware of how it worked it was a part of a supposedly rational occupation and gemini zation policy that was imposed mainly on occupied poland but also one other occupied and next to each and so if you think you will possibly go. today experts believe that our own 50000 children were abducted from across europe. cases are known from today's ukraine the czech republic and slovenia. but the largest group was from poland because the machinery of the abduction started in the bar to go district. first orphanages were searched then child welfare officials summoned all children living with foster parents for inspection. there were precise guidelines on how a racially suitable child was supposed to look. 21 characteristics were examined including growth patterns the back of the head the bridge of the

in 1935 it was during who had read out the nuremberg laws that disenfranchise jews and deprive them of most of their political rights later he signed an order for a plan to find a so-called final solution to the jewish question directly implicating him in the crimes of the holocaust a few months after this footage was shot going and other nazi leaders were charged with war crimes in the fall of 1906 he was sentenced to death at the nuremberg trials but the sentence could not be carried out. got on he smuggled 2 cyanide camp chills in his luggage into his cell concealed in a john of skin cream. and he wrote a fan well letter the german reich marshal will not be executed by hanging what to choose the death of the great cannibal snitch and shortly before his shield execution he poisoned himself as a coach that is still the gifted as. the british were also hunting nazi war criminals on may 20th they detained a man calling himself hina dish hence again dressed in the uniform of the secret field police. his papers were suspicious his answers during interrogation and when a bird were contradi

trouble arose around the edges of one demonstration in nuremberg of the police forces attempted to break up the rally was what. we've observed some peoples in the extreme rights movements hanging around the edge of the demonstration acting aggressively. the police say they included some well known members of germany's far right see. well for more on this let's bring in kate brady so kate seems like quite a lot of people turning up to these demonstrations what are they so angry about which restrictions do they object to the most. well it seems that these protesters are effectively accusing the medical workers and politicians here in germany of spreading widespread panic and also infringing their freedoms and their rights juice to the down measures if you will in recent weeks of course germany hadn't seen quite as strict damages as some other countries but there are still contacts restrictions in place albeit that there are plans in place now to ease those in the coming weeks depending on how that reproduction rate that you mentioned that develops which of course we now know is above $1.00

trouble arose around the edges of one demonstration in nuremberg the police forces attempted to break up the rally was what. we've observed some peoples in the extreme rights movements hanging around the edge of the demonstration acting aggressively. the police say they included some well known members of germany's far right see. we asked d.-w. correspondent kate brady what's behind the protestors anger but it seems to be that people are protesting at these demonstrations against what they describe as. infringement on that right because people have been limited to the amounts of people that they could beat me sick and also the economics to shut down a good many businesses have been close temporarily if not for the long term recently but it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what unites these groups. these protesters also be known holocaust in my eyes and conspiracy theories as well anti-vaccination groups who have been driven recently as well by these conspiracy theories particularly those surrounding the microsoft founder bill gates and the conspiracy theory that he is developing some k

important city from an early age by the way it's the 3rd largest here and of area after munich and nuremberg but there is much more you should know about alex book. the romans founded a settlement here in 15 b.c. now the city has about 290000 inhabitants. in the 13th century outspokenness named a free imperial city in which merchants a bank. more important contacts for emperors and kings. the city's wealth and pride can still be imagined by taking a look at the grand architecture. had been named a bishopric in the 8th century the cathedral is one of the few local buildings to have survived the 2nd world war almost intact. which is considered the world's oldest social housing complex had to be restored. it was founded in 1521 by the influential merchant and banker. the complex still offers a roof to people in need today there is a model apartment that gives an idea of how people used to live. in. the city was also extremely important before and during the industrial revolution. today the textile industry museum is housed in a former worsted spinning male. from the middle ages onwards there wa

inside germany itself, the alliance see the famous stadium of nuremberg with the capture of this famous city the american flag flouts out the swastika. in a symbolic gesture american troops destroy the nazi party emblem. >> american history tv and washington journal are marking the end of world war ii, the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in the europe theater. ve day, victory in europe day. we welcome historian rick atkinson whose final book in the guns of last light published in the final of the three books focusing on the years 1944 and 1945. and rick atkinson, to get our conversation started on ve day, just a quick time line of where things were and how they came from d-day on june 6th, 1944, in late august the liberation of paris in august 25th, 1944, the battle of the bulge in december of that year into january of 1945, and then to ve day. take us back, rick atkinson, to may 7th and 8th of 1945. how did the war end in europe? >> well, the war ended with the germans basically deciding hitler having killed himself more than a week earlier that there was no profit in dragg

but, at the same time, a great deal ofjoy. 0n ve day, molly was still on the front line, in nuremberg to marry in occupied germany. keep yourself well. yes, and you. talk to you soon. talk to you again. betty and molly, just two of the extraordinary, remarkable women who helped to win the war. she is lovely, isn't she? yes. graham satchell, bbc news. across the country, people have been remembering the sacrifices made during world war two and celebrating the freedom that was won for us all. our home editor mark easton reports from essex. the essex village of dedham is chocolate box britain, symbolising the way of life defended in the war and the freedom celebrated on ve day. 75 years on, and locked—down dedham is looking to its oldest resident to rekindle the spirit that saw the country through some of its darkest days. 99—year—old marjorie west, like captain tom moore before her, is raising money for the health service by walking up and down her garden path — 5,000 metres completed today. i'm thinking about the people that gave up their lives in the war and thinking about the captain

reason for that that the family had choreographed a roost that he had died and in the files of the nuremberg war crimes trials there is a card file that is an indication josef mengele had died. the family could maintain that and with the means they had they could help josef mengele out of germany without any official help they could purchase the services of experienced guides that were very practice to get people over the border and purchase effective false identities. >> the book tells the detective story and then to discovered what life was like in south america and then to come back to that. >> to make sure we spent time in auschwitz. and the entrÉe into this, you and i have talked is you are writing the book and at one point you said to me you are quite anxious how this could be received and how people could take the book. so why did you feel that? that may help us understand how you feel about his work at auschwitz. so working on the case back in the eighties and i believe the common picture of josef mengele as a mad scientist or someone that was motivated by a grotesque interest and a

pakistan the leaders also had to decide which nazi leaders would go on trial in a few months time in nuremberg stalin again said hitler is alive so he should have been at the top of the list of war criminals but oddly nobody wanted him not the americans nor the english. not even stalin himself. everything was kept secret in case one day we could use it. that is how the soviet union operated it was all controlled by the intelligence service which observed suresh and and spread fear everywhere. that he was the focus here stalin's decision to withhold information that concerned all of the allies was the soviets 1st step towards the cold war not finish a whole new way. for yelena the time had come to take off her uniform and put on a nice dress and elegant shoes. she posed for some souvenir photos. and paid her last visit to cater the main witness to hitler's death who are still being held at soviet h.q. . the 2 young ladies got on well. and they both shared an important secret. but see it well they're closing exchange was very friendly kerry has said i will soon be free then we can meet up in bil

then on that night, it was the first viewing on television of the movie, "judgement at nuremberg." >>s easy to condemn the german people, to speak of the basic flaw in the german character that allowed hitler to rise to power. >> we interrupt this program to bring you a special bulletin. >> it was one of the rare times that a television network preempted its regularly scheduled programming for a news event. >> order! order! >> you're breaking into the first showing of this academy award-winning film about tyranny. the content made the average viewer say, gosh, are we like nazi germany? >> the most challenging picture of our time. >> maybe at the moment nobody really appreciated the irony, but you're watching a movie about the trial of nazi war criminals. suddenly, the tv switches to innocent unarmed americans being mercilessly beaten on live television. that's a moment that will forever be known as bloody sunday. >> this airs on sunday night, march 7th. tuesday morning, at 9:00, there are over a thousand people from as far away as hawaii. before expedia, they mobilized instantly. >> i

seese germany, the allies the stadium of nuremberg, the scene of countless nazi.es with the capture of this city, the american flag clouds out the swastika. in a symbolic gesture, american troops destroyed the nazi party emblem. [explosions] >> american history tv and "washington journal are marking the end of world war ii. the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in the european theater. ve day. we welcome author and historian rick atkinson, whose final book in the liberation trilogy was published in 2013. the book focusing on the years 1944 and 1945. to get our conversation started on ve day, just a timeline of where things were and how they came from june 6, 1944. the liberation of paris in august 1944. the battle of the bulge in december of that year into 1945. and then to ve day. take us back to may 7 and a of 1945. how did the war and in europe? -- in and in europe? >> it ended with the germans deciding, hitler's having killed himself more than a week earlier, that there was no profit in dragging it out with the russians in berlin. the russians murder

if you look in the files of the nuremberg war crimes trials, there's a card file, and in there, there's an indication that mengele had died, and the family was able to maintain that ruse. and with their prosperous, with the means they had, they were able to help mengele out of germany without any official help. they were able to purchase the services of experienced guides who were very practiced in getting people over the border and were able to purchase effective false identities for him. >> did the book, the book tells, as dorothea said, a bit of a background story of how you, with others, discovered what had happened to him, what his life was like inside america, how he died. i'd like, if we have time, to come back to that. i want to make sure we spend time at auschwitz. what -- you spry into this. at one point you said you were quite anxious about how it might be received. you were concerned about how people might take the book. tell us about why you felt that, and that might help us understand a bit about how you feel about his work at auschwitz. >> yeah. i mean, i should say that

but, at the same time, a great deal ofjoy. 0n ve day molly was still on the front line, in nuremberg.ouple to marry in occupied germany. keep yourself well. yes, and you. talk to you soon. talk to you again. betty and molly, just two of the extraordinary, remarkable women who helped to win the war. she is lovely, isn't she? yes. graham satchell, bbc news. to both of those women, betty and molly, thank you for your service. the memories of those who lived through conflict and crisis are a valuable way of understanding its impact — and as part of ve day 75 celebrations, the imperial war museum has created the voices of war project. using its vast archive, the museum network is encouraging people to listen to the story of the day, told by some of the people who lived it. let's have a listen to some of those people who lived through the war and their memories of ve day. we fished out a unionjack which we had, which survived the bombing. we hung it outside and there were bonfires outside and people dancing in the streets and cheering. the relief was unbelievable. i was glad to be alive. an

he was one of those that was executed for war crimes after the nuremberg trials. host: you probably get asked this question a lot. your liberation trilogy is about the war in the european theater, you're working on another trilogy about the revolution with your first book coming out on that last year. have you ever considered a book about the pacific theater in world war ii? guest: i've thought about it, bill. it was obvious to pivot to the pacific and try to do for that theater what i've done for the mediterranean and western europe. and i decided not to. 2013 is when the final volume of the liberation trilogy came out. i decided not to, in part, because i'm a europeanist. i lived in europe. i was born in europe. and more importantly, i just out -- had a fascination and even a fixation with that earlier war, the war of our independence that gave us the republic that we have to this day. so, i'm working on volume two of the american revolution trilogy. it's going to take me a while. i don't anticipate being around to take up the pacific. host: to jesus in berlin,

on ve day molly was still on the front line, in nuremberg. graham satchell, bbc news. i like the wave. i like the way. this morning we have been asking you to send pictures of tea cosy is. a bit of a fascination. we spotted one earlier this morning in a street in chester, where we will be live later. we saw a tea cosy. mentioned it and everybody has sent pictures in. they are impressive. sarah, knitted or modern day tea cosy, if you have one? i am quite a fan of a tea cosy, yeah. it has got to be knitted. out there today we have got quite a lot of warm weather. if you are out in your garden celebrating 75 years since ve day. a fair amount of high cloud this morning. a good deal of brightness. a lot of dry weather on the cards. temperatures on the suplex that will make up. scattered showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon for some. i press are keeping things mostly dry. some weather fronts in the north cloudy skies across parts of scotland and northern ireland. murky through the irish sea coasts. some showers for the south—west of en

inside germany itself, the allies see the famous stadium of nuremberg, scene of countless nazi partyes. with the capture of this famous city, the american flag drowns out the swastika. in a symbolic gesture, american troops destroyed the nazi party emblem. [explosions] [birds chirping] tvthis is american history featuring events, interviews, archival film, and visits to college classrooms, museums, and historic places, exploring our historic past every weekend on c-span3. is known as ve day, or victory in europe day, marking the date when the allies accepted nazi germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in world war ii european theater. c-span was alive to mark the anniversary with pro -- prolix -- anniversary with pulitzer prize winner rick atkinson. the program begins with an from may, 1940el five, showing the signing of the surrender and a statement by president harry truman. ♪ >> throughout the world, throngs of people hailed the end of the war in europe. deathull of suffering and and sacrifice.