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Vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.5 candid photo of defendant Hermann Göring in the prisoners' dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg, his head resting on his hand, signed in fountain pen, "Hermann Göring." In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and moderate-to-poor signature contrast.
From the personal collection of Günter Alexander Peis (1927–2012), the youngest accredited reporter at the Nuremberg Trials at age 19, who scooped the world press by approximately one hour reporting the October 16, 1946 executions from a rooftop skylight.
Accompanied by a vintage glossy 3 x 3 deckle-edge photograph of the deceased Göring, who took a cyanide capsule prior to his scheduled execution on October 16, 1946.
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