History Trivia / Nuremberg

* FakeBrit: The Canadian Christopher Plummer plays the British David Maxwell Fife.

* AdaptedOut: Several of the historical prosecution staff are left out of the miniseries to increase focus on Jackson. Among them is Colonel Robert Rosenthal USAAF, one of the American assistant prosecutors. Rosenthal was the son of a prominent Manhattan Jewish family who had just finished law school when the war started. [[JumpedAtTheCall He put his promising law career on hold to fly B-17 bombers]] ([[AcePilot contemporary accounts say he was one of the most talented pilots ever to fly a Flying Fortress]]). Rosenthal spent the war with the 100th Bombardment Group, notorious for extremely high casualties[[note]] The "Bloody 100th" had the highest combat loss rate in the 8th Air Force when Rosenthal arrived in 1943, to the point that being assigned to the unit was widely considered a death sentence. "Rosie" was quickly recognized as both a skilled pilot and a natural leader, and rose quickly to the rank of Colonel as he turned around the Group's morale and helped improve their performance. By late 1944, the 100th's losses dropped and their successful missions increased significantly, going from the unluckiest Group in the 8th Air Force to one of its best[[/note]], where he flew 52 combat missions (average life expectancy for bomber crews was only 12) over an unprecedented three consecutive combat tours (he refused to go home and [[AFatherToHisMen insisted on staying in combat with his men]]), was shot down and escaped twice, and finished the war a full Colonel with a ChestOfMedals (including the Distinguished Service Cross, only one step down from the Medal of Honor). He was then assigned to the prosecution at Nuremberg, where he conducted many of the interviews, interrogations, and cross-examinations, and was especially active in Göring and Keitel's trials[[note]] and also met and married his wife, another assistant prosecutor; they spent their honeymoon [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome drinking Hitler's champagne at the Wolf's Lair]][[/note]]. Who knows why [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the filmmakers chose to ignore the story of a Jewish American war hero interrogating nazi bigwigs and helping to send them to the gallows]]. Although Rosenthal's story could make a compelling movie of its own.

* AdaptedOut: Several of the historical prosecution staff are left out of the miniseries to increase focus on Jackson. Among them is Colonel Robert Rosenthal USAAF, one of the American assistant prosecutors. Rosenthal was the son of a prominent Manhattan Jewish family who had just finished law school when the war started. [[JumpedAtTheCall He put his promising law career on hold to fly B-17 bombers]] ([[AcePilot contemporary accounts say he was one of the most talented pilots ever to fly a Flying Fortress]]). Rosenthal spent the war with the 100th Bombardment Group, notorious for extremely high casualties[[note]] The "Bloody 100th" had the highest combat loss rate in the 8th Air Force when Rosenthal arrived in 1943, to the point that being assigned to the unit was widely considered a death sentence. "Rosie" was quickly recognized as both a skilled pilot and a natural leader, and rose quickly to the rank of Colonel as he turned around the Group's morale and helped improve their performance. By late 1944, the 100th's losses dropped and their successful missions increased significantly, going from the unluckiest Group in the 8th Air Force to one of its best[[/note]], where he flew 52 combat missions (average life expectancy for bomber crews was only 12) over an unprecedented three consecutive combat tours (he refused to go home and [[AFatherToHisMen insisted on staying in combat with his men]]), was shot down and escaped twice, and finished the war a full Colonel with a ChestOfMedals (including the Distinguished Service Cross, only one step down from the Medal of Honor). He was then assigned to the prosecution at Nuremberg, where he conducted many of the interviews, interrogations, and cross-examinations, and was especially active in Göring and Keitel's trials[[note]] and also met and married his wife, another assistant prosecutor; they spent their honeymoon [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome drinking Hitler's champagne at the Wolf's Lair[[/note]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Who knows why the filmmakers chose to ignore the story of a Jewish American war hero interrogating nazi bigwigs and helping to send them to the gallows]]. Although Rosenthal's story could make a compelling movie of its own.