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The Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials. By: Saarah A and Sara E. General Description 1. Nazis that committed crimes during WWII were brought to trial. Took place in Nuremberg, Germany from 1945-1946. Judges came from Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the US.

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The Nuremberg Trials

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  1. The Nuremberg Trials By: Saarah A and Sara E

  2. General Description1 • Nazis that committed crimes during WWII were brought to trial. • Took place in Nuremberg, Germany from 1945-1946. • Judges came from Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the US. • Many were sentenced to death and others were given a prison sentence or no punishment at all. • There were 22 Nazis in total. 12 of them were given the death penalty.

  3. Palace of Justice Courthouse where trials took place.

  4. Adolf Eichmann7 • One of the major criminals of WWII. • Joined the Austrian Nazi party in 1932. • Helped deport more than 1.5 million Jews during the holocaust. • Was captured and brought to trial in Israel. • Found guilty and was executed in 1962.

  5. The Eichmann Trial6 • Eichmann was captured after fleeing from Austria to Argentina in 1946. • He lived in Argentina and went by the name “Ricardo Klement”. • He was taken to Jerusalem for trial. • He was found guilty and was hanged in 1962. • His execution has been the only execution that has taken place in Israel.

  6. The Nuremberg prison cells- Nazi criminals waiting to be tried.2

  7. These posters were made after the trial to show that Nazis in general were criminals.3

  8. Rudolf Hess4,8 • “Was a long time personal aide of Adolf Hitler’s.” • In 1941, he left to Scotland in hopes of making peace between Germany and Britain. • He was arrested by the British and was imprisoned. • Was sentenced to life in prison. • Committed suicide in his prison cell at age 93!

  9. Why did they choose to meet at Nuremberg?9 • “The Palace of Justice Courthouse was the only undamaged facility that was able to accommodate a long event.” • It contained over 20 courtrooms and more than 1,200 prison cells.

  10. Translation In the Courtroom9 • Since the defendants had the right to a fair trial, the judges decided to translate the hearings into a language that was understood by all of them. • They used a system called “Filene Finlay” to read out the hearings in different languages at the same time. • Each person in the courtroom had a set of headphones and they could listen to whichever language by changing the channel. • The languages that they were read in were English, Russian, German, and French.

  11. Bibliography • 1)"The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students." The Nuremberg Trials. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • 2)"United States Holocaust Memorial Museum." USHMM Artifact Gallery: Nuremberg Prison. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • 3)"United States Holocaust Memorial Museum." USHMM Artifact Gallery: Poster from Nuremberg Stating Guilty. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • 4)"Holocaust History." Nuremberg Defendants. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • 5)"Holocaust History." The Nuremberg Courtroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • 6)“Holocaust History." Eichmann Trial. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • 7)"Holocaust History." Adolf Eichmann. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013. • 8) "Holocaust History." Rudolf Hess. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013. • 9) "Holocaust History." The Nuremberg Courtroom Translation. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

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