Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project
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- A fully digitised collection of the Nuremberg trials records is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the trials.
- The collection includes over 750,000 pages of transcripts, briefs, and evidence from 13 cases against Nazi leaders.
- The digitisation project, started in 1998, aimed to preserve fragile documents and make them accessible online.
- The trials, held between 1945 and 1949, prosecuted Nazi leaders for atrocities, including the Holocaust.
- The first trial involved 19 high-ranking Nazis, with 12 receiving death sentences and others life or shorter terms.
- The digital collection allows users to explore documents via transcripts or keywords, revealing detailed Nazi plans.
- The project is significant amid current threats to academic freedom and the rise of Holocaust denial.
- The collection includes extensive documentation proving the authenticity of trial exhibits.
- The trials introduced simultaneous translation and stenography, an under-researched aspect of the proceedings.
- Harvard emphasizes the importance of sharing this knowledge to uphold justice and historical truth.