WW2 - Nuremberg Trials - The Defendants Nazi defendants in the Nuremberg War Crime Trials stare intently at a chart of the party organisation introduced in the third day of the trial. Hermann Goering (left) listens to testimony via earphones. Rudolph Hess, who usually sits between Goering and Ribbentrop, is missing in this photo. He had been complaining previously of severe stomach cramps and was given medical treatment outside the courtroom. Other defendants shown in front (l to r) Keitel, Rosenberg. Back row, Dontiz, Raeder, Schirach, Sauckel and Jodl. 22nd November 1945