Nuremberg Trials Begin
Camryn Teer Benda-1
Introduction
Nuremberg Courtroom
US Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Nuremberg Courtroom. Digital image. Web. 1 Feb. 2016.
Adolf Hitler
"Adolf Hitler." Totally History. Web. 4 Feb. 2016.
Torture
Torture Method. Digital image. Holocaust Education and Archives Research Team. 2007. Web. 4 Feb. 2016.
Nuremberg Trials
This resulted in 12 death sentences, 8 life sentences in prison and 77 terms of imprisonment. General Telford Taylor became chief prosecutor during what is known as the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials under the office of military government.
Davenport, John. The Nuremberg Trials. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 2006. Print.
International Military Tribunal
War Crimes Trial- Photograph. Digital image. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. USHMM, Web. 4 Feb. 2016.
Execution
Execution. Digital image. Cerebral. Web. 4 Feb. 2016.
Detention Camp
The Nuremberg Trials- Photograph. Digital image. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. USHMM. Web. 4 Feb. 2016.
Other Things to Know
- The Nuremberg Trials were called "the greatest trial in history" by one of the British judges.
- Actions that are considered war crimes include actions such as killing or mistreating prisoners of war, killing civilians, bombing cities and towns with no military objective, and killing hostages.
- Of the 185 people indicted in the subsequent Nuremberg trials, 12 defendants received death sentences, 8 others were given life in prison and an additional 77 people received prison terms of varying lengths
- The decisions and sentences were imposed by a tribunal, rather than a single judge and a jury.
- From 1941 to 1943 alone, they murdered more than one million Jews and tens of thousands of disabled persons, and gypsies.
Sources:
"World War II." For Kids: War Crimes Trials. Feb. 2016. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/war_crimes_trials.php>.
"Nuremberg Trials." Nuremberg Trials. United States History, Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1685.html>.
Film Footage
Conclusion
Sources:
"The Sentencing and Execution of Nazi War Criminals, 1946." The Sentencing and Execution of Nazi War Criminals, 1946.2004. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/nuremberg.htm>.
The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. "Nurnberg Trials | World War II Trials." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, Sept. 2015. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <http://www.britannica.com/event/Nurnberg-trials>.