The Nuremberg Trials: An International Responsibility to Uphold Justice
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      • Ingo Eigen on IMT
      • Dietlinde Joens on German Reaction
      • Ingo Eigen on Nazi Regime
      • Professor William Schabas on International Law Today

The Verdict

For the 21 defendants, there were 11 death sentences, 7 prison sentences, and 3 acquittals. The acquittals were a result of the IMT's insistence that even those accused of heinous crimes had the right to a fair trial.


"In their insistence on fairness to the defendants, the Charter and the Tribunal leaned over backwards." - Henry L. Stimson, developer of first plans for an international tribunal

Guilty - Sentenced to Death

Guilty - Sentenced to Prison

Not Guilty

(Images courtesy of University of Missouri)

Executions

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Newspaper article & images about the executions
(Nuremberg Documentation Center)

To avoid creating pilgrimage sites for future Nazis, executed individuals were cremated and their ashes thrown in a river.

"As they went to the gallows, most of the ten endeavored to show bravery. Some were defiant and some were resigned and some begged the Almighty for mercy." - Reporter & Eyewitness Kingsbury Smith

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