ABSTRACT
The Nuremberg Trials of major Nazi war criminals, properly the International Military Tribunal, were conducted from October 1945 to October 1946. Twenty-four of the leading figures of the Nazi regime were accused before a tribunal of judges from Great Britain, the United States, the USSR, and the provisional government of France under the authority of the Charter established by the four powers on August 8, 1945. One of the defendants was excused for age and health reasons, one committed suicide during the trial, three were found not guilty, 11 were sentenced to death, and the rest were sentenced to various terms from 10 years to life imprisonment.
