After the conclusion of World War II, the Nuremberg trials were the most debated and significant events in the aftermath.
The Nuremberg trials was held to try some of the former Nazi leaders as war criminals.
Each was charged with crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and a common plan or conspiracy to commit the acts listed in the first three counts.
In this video, we will look closely at some of the men who stood trial and the sentences they received.
It is important to note that not every Nazi who was guilty of war crimes was brought to justice.
There was a mass of suicides after the war ended, including – most famously – Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun.
A significant number of prominent Nazis killed themselves before they could be tried, a portion of which managed to commit suicide while in police custody.
Even more disturbing is the number of active Nazi Party members who eluded authorities and escaped standing at the Nuremberg trials, including Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, Walter Rauff, Franz Stangl, Josef Schwammberger, Erich Priebke, and Gerhard Bohne.
Although most of these men were eventually brought to justice, many lived until a ripe old age in prison, with notorious Nazi physician Josef Mengele living out the rest of his life as a free man in South America.
The Nuremberg trials were held in Nuremberg, as many of the buildings in the German capital of Berlin had been destroyed or damaged during the war.
