Auschwitz Memorial20 November 1945 | The 1st Nuremberg Trial started. 24 political & military leaders of the German Third Reich were tried. Twelve were sentenced to death.
The purpose of the trial was not just to convict the defendants but also to assemble evidence of Nazi crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials
List od defendants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defendants_at_the_International_Military_Tribunal
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