The obvious alternative would have been to line the leading Nazis up against a wall and shoot them, but the Western Allies were reluctant to do that ...
David Dal Porto has written: 'The war crimes trials' -- subject(s): Atrocities, War crime trials, World War, 1939-1945
The trials were held to posecute the Nazi war criminals for war crimes.
From 1945 to 1946.
Yes. He was captured and sent to prison to await the war crime trials at Nurenberg. But he escaped his due punishment when he committed suicide in his cell.
Top Nazi officials, military leaders, and members of the German government were prosecuted in the Nuremberg trials after World War II. These trials sought to hold individuals accountable for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other egregious violations of international law committed during the war.
Nuremberg , Germany .
Those were the Nuremberg Trials.
The Nuremberg Trials were held after World War II to prosecute top Nazi officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Andersonville Trials were held after the American Civil War to prosecute Confederate soldiers for war crimes committed at the Andersonville prisoner of war camp. Both trials aimed to bring accountability to individuals responsible for heinous acts during wartime.
The Nuremberg trials began in 1945 following the end of World War II. The trials were held to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Allan A. Ryan has written: 'Quiet neighbors' -- subject(s): Atrocities, War crime trials, War crimes, War criminals, World War, 1939-1945
Benito Gramola has written: 'Il processo del Grappa' -- subject(s): War crime trials, War criminals, World War, 1939-1945, History
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