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| - Features Editors: Paris: Kate Millar +33 1 4041 4636 Hong Kong: Liz Thomas +852 2829 6211 To mark 75 years since the opening on November 20, 1945, of the Nuremberg trials, when 21 high-ranking Nazi officials faced justice, we are offering six stories, including AFP's report from inside the historic tribunal on the final day of the hearings. We also look at Germany's culture of remembrance through the architectural vestiges of the Hitler era, a daughter's late discovery of her father's secret Nazi past, an SS officer's revelation to a Swedish diplomat and the tribunal's legacy via the International Criminal Court. This is the third series in our coverage to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of World War II Nazi death camps, which began in January with survivors' accounts followed in April by exploring the act of remembering and memorial. We are offering the following items: + Seventy-five years ago, the Nuremberg trials open + 'Choking on blood': AFP's report on final day of Nuremberg trials + Lifting the veil on a German father's Nazi secret + What if? Holocaust tip-off, a stain on Sweden's conscience + Nuremberg preserves Nazi past, stone by stone + 'Child of Nuremberg' cradles flame of international justice WWII-Germany-Nuremberg-trial-history,FACTS NUREMBERG, Germany On November 20, 1945, the first international trial in history opened in Nuremberg, Germany, forcing 21 senior Nazi officials including Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Goering to face justice for the first time. 750 words by Benedicte Rey WWII-Germany-Nuremberg-trial,SCENE NUREMBERG, Germany On the last day of the Nuremberg trials, here is what an AFP reporter in court thought of the appeals of the top surviving Nazi leaders: NUREMBERG, August 31, 1946 (AFP) - To listen to them, each of the 21 accused seemed to be trying to paint a picture that would allow the German nation to think itself innocent of the crimes levelled against it. 650 words WWII-Germany-Nuremberg-trial-family,FOCUS HAMBURG, Germany Barbara Brix admired her father, a doctor who passed on his love of history and literature, until she learned years after his passing that he had been part of a Nazi death squad. 850 words by Mathieu Foulkes. Pictures and video by Marion Payet WWII-Germany-Nuremberg-trial-Sweden-Holocaust,FOCUS STOCKHOLM A chance meeting between an SS officer and a Swedish diplomat could have led to the world knowing about the horrors of the Holocaust earlier. But the revelation was kept quiet, a blemish on Sweden's image as a "humanitarian superpower". 800 words and video by Johannes Ledel WWII-Germany-Nuremberg-trial-Holocaust-architecture,FEATURE NUREMBERG, Germany When Nazi ruins begin to crumble, is it better for Germany to rip them down or restore them? That is the question now facing Nuremberg, site of the infamous vast marching grounds and torchlit parades immortalised by filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. 850 words by Isabelle Le Page. Pictures by Christof Stache. Video by Pauline Curtet WWII-Germany-Nuremberg-trial-ICC,FOCUS THE HAGUE Seventy-five years after Nazi leaders went on trial at Nuremberg, its spiritual successor the International Criminal Court is facing huge hurdles as it tries to keep the flame of justice alive. 800 words by Jan Hennop afp
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