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US lawyer who prosecuted Nazi death squads at Nuremberg remembered

Original: 'No one showed any sign of remorse': The heroic US lawyer who put Nazi death squad members on trial at Nuremberg On 29 S

The story recounts Ben Ferencz, the American lawyer who served as chief prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen trial at Nuremberg, which began on 29 September 1947 and became known as the biggest murder trial in history. Ferencz, who was 27 at the time, brought 22 members of Nazi mobile killing squads to justice. In interviews he recalled that none of the defendants showed any remorse for their role in the mass killings.

Why now: The anniversary of the start of the Einsatzgruppen trial on 29 September has prompted renewed interest in Ferencz's account.

Ben FerenczNurembergEinsatzgruppenBBCUnited States

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• 'No one showed any sign of remorse': The heroic US lawyer who put Nazi death squad members on trial at Nuremberg On 29 September 1947, the "biggest murder trial in history" began. Seventy years on, the chief prosecutor, Ben Ferencz, told the BBC how he fought to bring 22… · McDonald_69 · 1

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