The Nuremburg Trials
- Held in the German City of Nuremburg in 1946
- 177 Nazis indicted for crimes related o the war
- Many are for crimes against humanity as a result of Holocaust
- All had access to lawyers
- Only 3 acquitted
- The rest given lengthy sentences and some are hanged
The Nuremburg trials were a series of trials that dealt with the consequences for Germany after their participation in the Second World War. They were held in the Germany city of Nuremburg in 1946, and were primarily the trials of 177 Nazis. The majority of the crimes that were tried here were crimes against humanity, most of which were in relation to the mass genocide of Jewish people during the Holocaust. Despite the intensity of the trials, all the people being tried here were capable of attaining and had access to lawyers. Out of the 177 people tried, only three were acquitted. The remainder were given either incredibly long sentences in prison, or were hanged for their murderous crimes against humanity.