Nuremburg Trials (nov 20, 1945 – oct 1, 1946)

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• International tribunal to put Nazi leaders on trial for "crimes against humanity"
• First instance of international prosecution
• Convicted high-ranking officials of war crimes
• Only one Nazi official expressed any guilt for what had happened (Hans Frank)
○ Indicated that some of the Nazis recognized what they had done was wrong

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