The Nuremburg Trials
-Held in the German city of Nuremberg in 1946
-177 Nazis indicated for crimes related to the war
-Many are for crimes against humanity as a result of Holocaust
-All had access to lawyers
-Only 3 acquitted
-The rest given lengthy sentences and some hanged
-177 Nazis indicated for crimes related to the war
-Many are for crimes against humanity as a result of Holocaust
-All had access to lawyers
-Only 3 acquitted
-The rest given lengthy sentences and some hanged
summary
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers along with German industrialists, lawyers and doctors, were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) committed suicide and was never brought to trial.