The 13 Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949
Trial summaries, indictments, persons involved, chronologies of proceedings
The website currently describes and presents the documents used in the following Nuremberg Trials: NMT Cases 1-4, 7, 9 and the IMT (prosecution documents only -- the defense documents have not yet been posted). Twenty-four individuals and six organizations were indicted.
Hermann Göring, Karl Dönitz and Rudolf Hess |
International Military Tribunal (IMT: USA, France, UK and USSR vs. Hermann Goering et al.; 1945-1946): prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes |
Karl Brandt |
Medical Trial (NMT 1: USA vs. Karl Brandt et al.; 1946-1947): 23 Nazi physicians of the Action T4 |
Erhard Milch |
Milch Trial (NMT 2: USA vs. Erhard Milch; 1946-1947): Field Marshal Erhard Milch of the Luftwaffe |
Josef Altstötter |
Justice Trial (NMT 3: USA vs. Josef Altstoetter et al.; 1947): 16 Nazi German "racial purity" jurists |
Oswald Pohl |
Pohl Trial (NMT 4: USA vs. Oswald Pohl et al.; 1947): Oswald Pohl and 17 SS officers |
Flick Trial (NMT 5: USA vs. Friedrich Flick et al.; 1947): Friedrich Flick and 5 directors of his companies Note: Currently being processed. |
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IG Farben Trial (NMT 6: USA vs. Carl Krauch et al.; 1947-1948): 24 directors of IG Farben, maker of Zyklon B Note: Currently being processed. |
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Wilhelm List |
Hostages Trial (NMT 7: USA vs. Wilhelm List et al.; 1947-1948): 12 German generals of the Balkan Campaign |
RuSHA Trial (NMT 8: USA vs. Ulrich Greifeldt et al.; 1947-1948): 14 racial cleansing and resettlement officials Note: Currently being processed. |
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Otto Ohlendorf |
Einsatzgruppen Trial (NMT 9: USA vs. Otto Ohlendorf et al.; 1947-1948): 24 officers of the Einsatzgruppen (SS death squads) |
Krupp Trial (NMT 10: USA vs. Alfred Krupp et al.; 1947-1948): 12 directors of the Krupp Group Note: Currently being processed. |
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Ministries Trial (NMT 11: USA vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker et al.; 1948-1949): 21 officials of Reich government ministries Note: Currently being processed. |
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High Command Trial (NMT 12: USA vs. Wilhelm von Leeb et al.; 1947-1948): 13 generals and 1 admiral of the German High Command Note: Currently being processed. |