Nuremberg TrialsNuremberg Trials

By: Gabrielle By: Gabrielle

Nuremberg GermanyNuremberg Germany 1945-19461945-1946 4 Major Countries- Great Britain 4 Major Countries- Great Britain

France, U.S. and RussiaFrance, U.S. and Russia 22 Major Criminals with 12 put to 22 Major Criminals with 12 put to

death, 10 put in prison for lengthy death, 10 put in prison for lengthy termsterms

TimelineTimeline

NaziNazi

Some Nazis fled the country before Some Nazis fled the country before they had their trialthey had their trial

Some killed their selves before their Some killed their selves before their trial trial

HitlerHitler

Hitler killed Hitler killed himself on April himself on April 3030thth 1945, in a 1945, in a sewer in Berlin sewer in Berlin GermanyGermany

He didn’t want He didn’t want Germany to Germany to capture him and capture him and put him up for trialput him up for trial

NaziNazi

37 more Nazis were put to trial37 more Nazis were put to trial Survivors of the holocaust hunted Survivors of the holocaust hunted

Nazis who fled to the U.S.Nazis who fled to the U.S.

4 Trials 4 Trials 1) Crimes against 1) Crimes against peace peace 2) War Crimes 2) War Crimes 3) Crimes against 3) Crimes against HumanityHumanity4) Conspiracy to 4) Conspiracy to commit any of commit any of these crimesthese crimes

Nazi DefendantsNazi Defendants Hermann Wilhelm Hermann Wilhelm

GoeringGoering Rudolf HessRudolf Hess Martin Bormann (tried Martin Bormann (tried

in absentia)in absentia) Joachim von Joachim von

RibbentropRibbentrop Robert LeyRobert Ley Wilhelm KeitelWilhelm Keitel Ernst KaltenbrunnerErnst Kaltenbrunner Alfred RosenbergAlfred Rosenberg Hans FrankHans Frank Julius StreicherJulius Streicher Walter FunkWalter Funk Hjalmar SchactHjalmar Schact

Karl DoenitzKarl Doenitz Erich RaederErich Raeder Baldur von ShirachBaldur von Shirach Constantin von NeurathConstantin von Neurath Hans FritzscheHans Fritzsche Fritz SauckelFritz Sauckel Alfred JodlAlfred Jodl Franz von PapenFranz von Papen Arthur Seyss-InquartArthur Seyss-Inquart Albert SpeerAlbert Speer Gustav Krupp von Gustav Krupp von

Bohlen und HalbachBohlen und Halbach Wilhelm FrickWilhelm Frick

Sources Sources

www.ushmm.comwww.ushmm.com www.jewishvirtuallibrary.orgwww.jewishvirtuallibrary.org Holocaust Chronicle BookHolocaust Chronicle Book www.google.comwww.google.com www.holocaust-history.orgwww.holocaust-history.org