1945 : Nuremberg trials begin
Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for
atrocities committed during World War II.
The Nuremberg Trials were conducted by an international tribunal made
up of representatives from the United States, the Soviet Union,
France, and Great Britain. It was the first trial of its kind in
history, and the defendants faced charges ranging from crimes against
peace, to crimes of war, to crimes against humanity. Lord Justice
Geoffrey Lawrence, the British member, presided over the proceedings,
which lasted 10 months and consisted of 216 court sessions.
On October 1, 1946, 12 architects of Nazi policy were sentenced to
death. Seven others were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10
years to life, and three were acquitted. Of the original 24
defendants, one, Robert Ley, committed suicide while in prison, and
another, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, was deemed mentally and
physically incompetent to stand trial. Among those condemned to death
by hanging were Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi minister of foreign
affairs; Hermann Goering, leader of the Gestapo and the Luftwaffe;
Alfred Jodl, head of the German armed forces staff; and Wilhelm Frick,
minister of the interior.
On October 16, 10 of the architects of Nazi policy were hanged.
Goering, who at sentencing was called the "leading war aggressor and
creator of the oppressive program against the Jews," committed suicide
by poison on the eve of his scheduled execution. Nazi Party leader
Martin Bormann was condemned to death in absentia (but is now believed
to have died in May 1945). Trials of lesser German and Axis war
criminals continued in Germany into the 1950s and resulted in the
conviction of 5,025 other defendants and the execution of 806.
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1820 : American vessel sunk by sperm whale
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1947 : Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten
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Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for
atrocities committed during World War II.
The Nuremberg Trials were conducted by an international tribunal made
up of representatives from the United States, the Soviet Union,
France, and Great Britain. It was the first trial of its kind in
history, and the defendants faced charges ranging from crimes against
peace, to crimes of war, to crimes against humanity. Lord Justice
Geoffrey Lawrence, the British member, presided over the proceedings,
which lasted 10 months and consisted of 216 court sessions.
On October 1, 1946, 12 architects of Nazi policy were sentenced to
death. Seven others were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10
years to life, and three were acquitted. Of the original 24
defendants, one, Robert Ley, committed suicide while in prison, and
another, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, was deemed mentally and
physically incompetent to stand trial. Among those condemned to death
by hanging were Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi minister of foreign
affairs; Hermann Goering, leader of the Gestapo and the Luftwaffe;
Alfred Jodl, head of the German armed forces staff; and Wilhelm Frick,
minister of the interior.
On October 16, 10 of the architects of Nazi policy were hanged.
Goering, who at sentencing was called the "leading war aggressor and
creator of the oppressive program against the Jews," committed suicide
by poison on the eve of his scheduled execution. Nazi Party leader
Martin Bormann was condemned to death in absentia (but is now believed
to have died in May 1945). Trials of lesser German and Axis war
criminals continued in Germany into the 1950s and resulted in the
conviction of 5,025 other defendants and the execution of 806.
history.com/tdih.do
1820 : American vessel sunk by sperm whale
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=5535
1947 : Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=5536
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