Nuremberg trials - Wikipedia
WebThe Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries across Europe and atrocities against their citizens in World War II . Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany invaded many countries across Europe, inflicting 27 million deaths in the Soviet ...
Nuremberg Trials - Definition, Dates & Purpose - HISTORY
WebJan 29, 2010 · The Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949 to try those accused of Nazi war crimes. The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials ...
Nürnberg trials | Facts, Definition, & Prominent Defendants
WebNurnberg trials, a series of trials held in Nurnberg, Germany, in 1945–46, in which former Nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals by the International Military Tribunal. The court rejected the defense that only countries could perpetrate war crimes and found most of the original 24 defendants guilty.
Nuremberg Trials | Holocaust Encyclopedia
WebJan 5, 2018 · The Nuremberg Trials After the war, the top surviving German leaders were tried for Nazi Germany’s crimes, including the crimes of the Holocaust.Their trial was held before an International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremberg, Germany. Judges from the Allied powers—Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States—presided …
The Nuremberg Trials | The National WWII Museum | New …
WebThe Nuremberg Trials. After the war, Allied powers—United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union—came together to form the International Military Tribunal (IMT). From 1945 to 1946, Nazi Germany leaders stood trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes.
The Nuremberg Trial and its Legacy - The National WWII Museum
WebAn aerial view of the Palace of Justice in the German city of Nuremberg. Courtesy United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The tribunal in Nuremberg was only the first of many war crimes trials held in Europe and Asia in the aftermath of World War II, but the prominence of the German defendants and the participation of all of the major Allies …
Nuremberg - Explore the Nuremberg Trials!
WebThe Harvard Law School Library's Nuremberg Trials Project is an open-access initiative to create and present digitized images or full-text versions of the Library's Nuremberg documents, descriptions of each document, and general information about the trials. The project currently provides access to materials for seven of the thirteen trials ...
Nürnberg trials summary | Britannica
WebNürnberg trials, (1945–46) Trials of former Nazi Party leaders held in Nürnberg, Ger. At the end of World War II, the International Military Tribunal was established by the U.S., Britain, France, and the Soviet Union to indict and try former Nazis as war criminals. The tribunal defined the offenses as crimes against peace (planning and ...
BBC - History - World Wars: Nuremberg: Nazis On Trial
WebFeb 17, 2011 · The Nuremberg trial. In November 1945, in the German city of Nuremberg, the victors of the World War Two began the first international war crimes trial. The choice of the city was significant for ...
Nuremberg Trial Verdicts | Holocaust Encyclopedia
WebNuremberg Trial Verdicts. The International Military Tribunal (IMT) issues verdicts against leading Nazis at Nuremberg. It sentences 12 leading Nazi officials to death for crimes committed during the Nazi regime. Each of the four Allied nations—the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France—supplied a judge and a prosecution ...
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