The Nazi Germans were tried for crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials. Over 800 of the Nazi Germans, both civilian and military Nazis, were tried. The biggest trial tried the top leaders such as Goering and Spear and many others.
There is a fabulous movie which has Spencer Tracy in the leading role as one of the judges in one of the Nuremberg trials. It would be wise to watch it. I think it is called Nuremberg. Check on TCM's web site to get the name and to find other movies about the trials. Military History may have more details too. See related link below if you want more details.
War crimes and crimes against humanity .
The Nuremberg Trials centered around "Crimes Against Humanity" .
"Crimes against humanity"
"Crimes against humanity"
"Crimes against Humanity"
"Crimes Against Humanity"
They were charged with "crimes against humanity" .
One of the crimes judged at the Nuremberg Trials was crimes against humanity, which included acts such as genocide, extermination, enslavement, and persecution of civilian populations.
No. The nuremberg trials were held after the war, when several of the officers were take to court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Allies put 24 surviving Nazi leaders on trial for crimes against humanity, crimes against the peace, and war crimes.
Nuremburg there were trials in many cities. Whereas in Nuremberg the trials were about war crimes and crimes against peace, the Franfurt trials were about the Holocaust and crimes against humanity.
The direct results of the Nuremberg trials were the prosecution of prominent Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other atrocities committed during World War II. This led to the conviction of many individuals and the establishment of legal precedents for future international trials for crimes against humanity.