Nuremberg War Crimes Trials begin (nov 20, 1945 – oct 1, 1946)

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— series of military tribunals
— held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war.

The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes.

The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, and their decisions marked a turning point between classical and contemporary international law.


trying 24 of the most important political and military leaders of the Third Reich.

For the first time in international law, the Nuremberg indictments also mention genocide.

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