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democratic justice, but on revengeful desire to punish a number of military commanders for all the sin
and misery and suffering, inseparable from war." - General Sir Frank W. Messervy, K.C.S.I., K.B.E.,
C.B., D.S.O. Commander-in-Chief, Malaya Command
"... in the past, conquerors sometimes executed their opponents, but I never head of any attempt to
legalise it." - Admiral Samuel M. Robinson, Jnr, U.S.N
"An ugly miscarriage of justice... only hate and war hysteria could have permitted such a weird
concept of war crime." - Rear Admiral Arthur T. Moen, U.S.N
"... should not be liable to such trials." - Major General Sir William L.O. Twiss, K.C.I.E., C.B.,
C.B.E., M.C., F.R.G.S. General Officer Commanding British Army in Burma
"Such acts as the Nuremberg Trials of gallant opponents do not auger well for peace in future. They
are merely boding more evil, and more severity for the leading victims after a war, and lower the
prestige of the victors." - Lady Evelyn Margaret Chetwynd
"The trial of German alleged war criminals, citizens of a defeated country, conducted by judges of a
victorious enemy country was in itself a gross infringement of the elementary principles of justice and
equity." - Hon. Luigi Villari, Grand Officer of the Crown of Italy
"It had no authorisation or precedent in international law, which has no punitive provisions."
Admiral Charles P. Snyder, U.S.N. Commander, Battleships, Pacific Fleet. 1939
"... the 'war crimes trials' were a disgrace to our American tradition, and equally as bad, they created a
precedent which can only mean liquidation of the entire brains of the United States should
Communists prevail in this country." - Devin E. Garrity, President, Devin-Adair Company. Publishers
"As far as the 6th Armored Division was concerned in its 280 days in front line contact, there was no
atrocity problem. Frankly, I was aghast, as were many of my contemporaries, when we learned of the
proposed 'war crimes trials and the fact that military commanders were among the accused. I firmly
believe that the 'war crimes trials' were ill-conceived, vindictively executed, and served only to lower
the dignity and prestige of America." - Major General Robert W. Grow, USA. Commander, 6th
Armored Division in Europe. World War 11
"I have always looked upon the 'war crimes trials' as an unlawful revengeful act rather than a court of
justice." - Admiral John E. Gingrich, U.S.N
"I consider the trial of German officials after World War 11 was outrageous and cannot be condoned."
Major General James Kelly Parsons, USA. Commanding General 3rd Corps
"The trial and condemnation of Admiral Doenitz was an insult to both British and American
submariners." - Captain Bernard Acworth, Royal Navy, D.S.O
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