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Defendant Hans Frank testifies

Nuremberg, Germany, April - May, 1946
German

Transcript:

In 1933 I became the President of the Academy of German Law, which I had founded. I was the Reich Leader of the National Socialist Lawyers' Association, which was later on given the name of "Rechtswahrerbund" (National Jurist's League). In 1933 and 1934 I was Reich Commissar for Justice and in 1939 I became Governor General of the Government General in Cracow.

In 1933 I became the President of the Academy of German Law, which I had founded. I was the Reich Leader of the National Socialist Lawyers' Association, which was later on given the name of "Rechtswahrerbund" (National Jurist's League). In 1933 and 1934 I was Reich Commissar for Justice and in 1939 I became Governor General of the Government General in Cracow.

Defendant Hans Frank gives testimony to his defense lawyer during the Nuremberg trial about his leadership roles during the Third Reich.

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