How do the testimonies of Goring and Jodi compare? Jodl's Testimony
Göring's Testimony
Alfred Jodl served as the chief of Operations for
the German High Command. He signed the terms
of surrender on behalf of the German
government
"The indictment knocked me on the head. First of
all I had no idea at all about 90 percent of the
accusations in it. The crimes are horrible beyond
belief, if they are true. Secondly, I don't see how
they can fail to recognize a soldier's obligation to
obey orders. That's the code Ive lived by all my
life
- November 1945
O Both defendants are remorseful, they confess to
committing war crimes.
Both defendants claim that no war crimes or crimes
against humanity were committed,
O Both defendants state that they had no choice, they
had to follow orders
O Both defendants claim that they had no knowledge
of the crimes committed
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