Nuremberg, Germany
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A series of military trials, held by the Allied
forces of WWII, remembered for the
prosecution of important members of the
Nazi party and Nazi leadership. The trials
were held at the Palace of Justice in
Nuremberg, Germany.
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place among their principal war aims the
punishment, through the channel of
organized justice, of those guilty of or
responsible for these crimes, whether they
have ordered them, perpetrated them or
participated in them, [and]
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resolve to see to it in a spirit of International
solidarity, that (a) those guilty or responsible,
whatever their nationality, are sought out,
handed over to justice and judged, (b) that
the sentences pronounced are carried out.'
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November 20th, 1945 to October 1st, 1946
23 Individuals put on trial
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Karl Brandt- Personal physician to Adolf Hitler
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Hans Wolfgang Romberg- Doctor on staff at the
German Experimental Institute for Aviation
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Julius Streicher- Anti-Semitic Newspaper
editor
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Rudolf Hess- Deputy to Hitler and Nazi Party
Leader
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Herman Goering- Director of the “Four Year
Plan”
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What is an indictment?
 A formal charge or accusation of a crime
Look at your copy of the Nuremberg Trial
indictments
 Find the major role of your defendant by looking at
pages 3-5
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 Then, find what kind of atrocities they participated in by
looking at the names listed at the end of each count.
 Table 1- Karl Brandt
 Table 2- Siegfried Handloser
 Table 3- Karl Gerbhardt
 Table 4- Rudolf Brandt