Nuremburg+Trials



The Nuremberg Trials lasted from 1945 to 1946. During these trials the fate of many Germans involved in the horrors of Nazi affairs was decided. The United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia, also known as the victorious Allies issued indictment against twenty-four men and six organizations. Only twenty-one of them sat in the Nuremberg courtroom and were charged with one or more of the following charges: conspiracy to commit crimes alleged in other counts; crimes against peace; war crimes; or crimes against humanity. Among the more notable criminals were Herman Goering, who was at one time chosen to be Hitler’s heir and Rudolph Hess, Hitler’s deputy and early secretary. In the end, eighteen of the defendants were found guilty while three were acquitted. From those eighteen, eleven were sentenced to death by hanging while the others received prison sentences that ranged from ten years to life.

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