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News service caption on reverse of photograph reads: SC 218380-S / MASTER CAPTION ON TWENTY PICTURE SERIES (Photo No. 1) Stone-and-iron cells in the ancient Nuernberg jail are the homes today of the men who once ruled Europe. Twenty are on trial before the International Military Tribunal; the others, smaller fry, are now held as witnesses of the deeds of their superiors and may stand trial later. Here is a pictorial story by Signal Corps cameramen of how the Nazi leaders live in captivity. Each defendant is watched constantly by a special guard; witnesses have slighly less surveillance. Witnesses and defendants, quartered in separate wings of the buidling, eat the same food, prepared by German prisoners and served in G.I. mess kits; their only utensil is a spoon. Former rank is still observed among military and naval men, but the field marshals still stand at attention when asking an American Pfc for writing paper. The utmost precautions are taken to prevent other defendants from following Robert Ley to death by suicide. / Erich Raeder, Nuernberg defendant, eats his cell fare at the city jail in Nuernberg. Each of the defendants is limited in dining gear to a spoon, canteen cup without handle, and meat can. Nuernberg, Germany. 11/24/45

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