The University of North Dakota (UND) Chester Fritz Library in collaboration with the UND Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies and the UND Department of English created the “Nuremberg Trials Digital Collections: Nazi Occupation of Norway” from documents preserved in Library’s Nuremberg Trials Collection. Over 1,100 documents relating to the Nazi invasion and occupation of Norway (1940 -1944) have been digitized and transcribed. The Nazi Occupation of Norway digital materials are organized into the “Hostage Case” and the “High Command Case” and feature indictments, arraignments, opening and closing statements, and testimony as well as evidentiary documents and maps from the case files.
This project was begun in 2008 and completed in 2013. The documents on this site were digitized by undergraduate and graduate students in UND English 417 and English 428 courses. The materials were transcribed by members of the digitization team and then verified to ensure accuracy. When a word or letter was unclear, it has been marked as [illegible] or placed in brackets. With the exception of removing hyphens noting a break in a word over a line, the text appears as it does in the original. Page images are also presented as part of the collection.
The original concept of the project was envisioned by Gregory Gordon, director of the UND Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies and associate professor of Law. Dr. Crystal Alberts, assistant professor in the Department of English, directed the digitization project and supervised the student work. Curt Hanson, head of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections consulted on the organization of the Nuremberg Trial Collection and Will Martin, the Library’s web site developer, provided technical expertise for the project. The project was funded in part by a generous donation from the Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum in Oslo Norway.
Student members contributing to the project included Brianna Berg, Brock Berglund, Rebekah Billings, Meghan Brown, Erin Carr, Alex Cavanaugh, Sally Cook, Laura Cory, Holly Edwards, John Fitzgerald, Nick Gowan, Lucy Hartmann, Douglas Haugen, Andrea Herbst, Debrah Iverson, Betsy Jensen, Brandon Jordan, Brooke LaDouceur, Whitney Ledger, Kari Mitchell, Stephanie Myers, Kaylee Nesdahl, Abbey Numedahl, Jennifer Pierce, Michael Raatz, Jennifer Steele, Mary Stromme, Katy Thiel, Ericka Erickson, Brad Rose, Devon Olson, Lindsey Humfeld, Jordan Thiery, Nathan Guillemette, Phil Brockman, and Jamie Hutchinson.
This project has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Submissions from 1948
Einsatzgruppen Case: Closing Argument (Summation) (Koessl for Ott), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Closing Argument (Summation) (Lummert for Blume), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Closing Argument (Summation) (Von Stein for Sandberger), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Cross Examination of Burkhoff, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Individual Judgements, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Judgement (and official opinion), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Durcholz for Ruehl, deputized by Ruehl’s attorney to submit one document), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Hochwald), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Krause for Haensch), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Nosske), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Von Stein for Sandberger), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence (Wissmath for Jost), International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Redirect Examination of Burkhoff for Nosske, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Sentencing, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NOKW 3454, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Closing Statement, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Opening Statement, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Otto Schniewind Testimony, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Rudolf Lehmann Testimony, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Walter Warlimont Testimony, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Closing Statement, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 3230: Affidavit by Erwin Lahousen, certifying authenticity of document, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2720: Enclosure to the War Diary, International Military Tribune
Submissions from 1947
Einsatzgruppen Case: Cross-Examination of Gick for Defendant Strauch, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Cross-examination of Glancy for Prosecution, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Cross-examination of Schwartz for Defendant Jost, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Direct Examination of Hjalmer Mäe, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Direct Examination of Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for - Alfred Schwartz for Jost Defense, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Belzer for Graf, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Friedrich Bergold for Biberstein, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Gawlik for Siebert, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Gick for Strauch, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Hans Surholt for Otto Rasch, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Karl Hoffman for Nosske, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Lehmann for Fendler, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Leis for Klingelhoefer, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Mandry for Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Ratz for von Radetsky, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Rudolf Aschenauer for Ohlendorf, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Defense - Dr. Stuebinger for Braune, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Opening Statement for Prosecution, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Presentation of Evidence, International Military Tribunal
Einsatzgruppen Case: Redirect Examination (Defense) of Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Arraignment, International Military Tribunal
High Command Case: Indictment, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Arne Dagfin Dahl Testimony, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Arraignment, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Ferdinand Jodl Testimony, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Indictment, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Ivar Follestad Testimony, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Lothar Rendulic Testimony, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Opening Statement, International Military Tribunal
Hostage Case: Trygve Schance Testimony, International Military Tribunal
L 323: Directives by Chief of Naval Operation (SKL) for case “Weseruebung”, International Military Tribunal
NO 3106: "Affidavit by Dr. Viktor Abend on Auschwitz and Ohrdruf (S-III)", International Military Tribunal
NO 3246: Excerpts from SS Personnel files of Dr. Martin Sandberger, International Military Tribunal
NO 3277: Operational Situation Report USSR No. 195, issued by the Chief of the SIPO and SD, International Military Tribunal
NO 3279: Operational Situation Report USSR No.. 155 issued by the Chief of the SIPO and SD, International Military Tribunal
NO 3359: Operational Situation Report USSR No. 190, issued by the Chief of the SIPO and SD, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 1776: Teletype from Operation Section WFSt to subordinate units (See distribution), International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2104: Irmy Order Barbarossa No. 4 of OK to Subordinate Units, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2272: Activity Report of "Fuehrungsabteilung" AOK 17 Ic/AO (Appendix to War Diary No. 1), International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2615: Sworn affidavit by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb concerning his furlough dates and participation in Fuehrer meetings during the war, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2743: Excerpt from 6th Pz. Div War Diary - showing illegal employment of PWs and civilians for erecting fortifications, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2955: Orders, reports from XXIX AK to 17 Inf. Div. and subordinate units, from them to Inf. Div., concerning use of civilians for construction of fortifications, field rail-ways, etc. in operational area, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2604, International Military Tribune
Submissions from 1946
Evidentiary Document: NO 039, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 065, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 144, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 15, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 155, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 157, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 159, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 195, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 203, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 35, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 36, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NOKW 271, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NOKW 6, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 059, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 060, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 064, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 065, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 090, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 097, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 098, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 114, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 356: Six pages, dated September-October 1943 relating to the deportation of 6,000 Danish Jews., International Military Tribunal
PS 3428: Secret Address of the General Commissioner of White Ruthenia, Kube, to the Reich Commissioner of Ostland, Gauleiter Lohse re liquidation of and further transport of Jews into the district, International Military Tribunal
Submissions from 1945
C 48: Sabotage in Norway and Denmark, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: L 318, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: L 322, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: PS 754, International Military Tribunal
NOKW 2244, International Military Tribunal
Submissions from 1944
Evidentiary Document: NO 3128, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NO 3271, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NOKW 2825, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Document: NOKW 5, International Military Tribunal
Evidentiary Documents: NOKW 086, International Military Tribunal