Courtroom personnel stand as the tribunal files in and take their places. An American officer calls out the names of the chief defendants. Shows defendants in dock including Siegfried Handloser, Herta Oberheuser, Rudolf Brandt. Brig. Gen Telford Taylor addressing court. Shows members of tribunal. All defendants plead not guilty to the indictment.
Panning shot of Tiergarten. British tractors and bulldozers cultivate the soil. Women help to dislodge and gather tree roots for fuel. Shows the Victory Column in the area. Men and women till soil and sow seeds, covering rows of potatoes planted in soil.
The American Military Court pronounces death sentence on those responsible for the crimes committed at Mauthausen Concentration Camp. Shows defendants Eigruber, Klimowitsch, Spatzenegger, and Zoller.
