Kurt von Schleicher.
One of the leaders were Hitler.
in Nürnberg
The people that were left wanted to punish Germany
Germany did not collapse in the First World War. Germany asked for an armistice as soon as it was clear to a few key German leaders that they would lose the war. This happened before the German population and many in the military knew that they were losing. The swing from victory to defeat was relatively quick (July-November 1918). The German leaders prevented a collapse and damage to Germany itself by ending the war quickly. Unfortunately the German leaders never explained this information to the German people, which lead to the post-war myth spread by Adolf Hitler & others that Germany was not defeated but betrayed.
There were a series of War Crimes trials at Nuremburg, Germany.
hitler, goering, himmler
Germany Japan Italy
The prime minister of Britain declared war in Germany. The world war 2 started by Germany in a unprovoked attack on poland.
Before.
Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo.
it was called germania
It set the legal precedent, that leaders are responsible for the actions of their nation in times of war. As the losers of the war, Germany and Japan were held accountable for the Second World War and their leaders were punished.