the nuremburg trials
- Held in Nuremburg in 1946
- 177 Nazis indicted for crimes related to the war
- Many are for cromes against humanity asa result of Holocaust
- All had access to lawyers
- Only 3 acquitted
- The rest given lengthy sentences and some hanged
Hermann Göring said during the trials: "The victor will always be the judge, and the vanquished the accused."
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Summary
The Nuremberg trials were one of the results of the Potsdam Conference. The causes of 177 Nazis were discussed and only 3 were acquitted at the end. Hermann Göring, the highest-ranking accused committed suicide before his execution.