The Nuremberg
Trials
The Nuremberg
Trials took place after World War II. It was at these trials that 23 Nazis were put on trial. These Nazis were the major leaders of the party and they willing joined in on these acts, they were not forced to, and they did not refuse. There was four counts that these Nazi leaders were tried for. They include the common design or conspiracy, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership in a criminal organization. These crimes committed by the Nazis were specifically directed at people of the Jewish faith, Russians, Poles, and Gypsies. There were 85 witnesses who testified at the trials. The count that was stressed the most was three, crimes against humanity. The victims of the experiments were mainly the mentally retarded, mentally ill, and people with physical handicaps. These experiments ended up killing or permanently disabled for the rest of their lives. Only sixteen of the twenty-three put on trial were found guilty.......
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