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F amous World Trials . Nuremberg Trials (1945 – 1949). The type of trial : Criminal The chronology of the case : The trial lasted for 315 days March 13th, 1946, Göring is the first defendant to speak, witness at his own trial Anglo-Saxon law in force in Nuremberg
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Famous World Trials Nuremberg Trials (1945 – 1949)
The type of trial : Criminal • The chronology of the case : • The trial lasted for 315 days • March 13th, 1946, Göring is the first defendant to speak, witness at his own trial • Anglo-Saxon law in force in Nuremberg • organizations charged: the office of Reich, the body of the political leaders of the Nazi party, the SS (protection groups of the Nazi Party), the Gestapo (secret state police ), SA (groups attack the Nazi Party), the major state and the high command • August 31st, 1946, 21 defendants present at the Nuremberg trials deliver their last statements History of the case
Alfred rosenberg 12 January 1893 – 16 October 1946 The defendantchosen
Rosenberg was born in Estonia • A philosopher • Rosenberg's book promoting the Nazi philosophy was entitled The Myth of the Twentieth Century • He arranged the theft of fine art and furniture from Jewish apartments in Paris • Rosenberg helped to plan attack on Norway, Developed policies of Germanization, exploitation, and extermination of opponents of Nazi rule.His directives provided for the segregation of Jews in Ghettos, facilitating their mass killing. He set quotasof workers to be sent to the Reich Biography
Count One: Conspiracy to wage Aggressive War Count Two: Waging Aggressive War, or "Crimes Against Peace" Count Three: War Crimes Count Four: Crimes Against Humanity The charges
He was held responsible for many of the actions in the occupied Eastern Territories • Rosenberg planned the confiscation of art treasures in France • He was also credited with the invasion of almost 70,000 homes in France in 1941 • He knew of and participated in crimes against slave workers and mass killings of Jewish people • Terrible ideology on religion and race The prosecution
we decided to study only the side of the prosecution to demonstrate he was guilty. Two stages : - Examination lawyer / defendant -Closing argument The defence
Sentenced to: Death by hanging Rosenberg was hanged on October 16, 1946 Sentence