Nov 14: Nuremberg, Germany: Commencement of the Trials of Major War Criminals.
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials held by the Allies of the German leadership 1945–1949. The city of Nuremberg was of course the namesake of the Nazi racial laws of 10 years prior.
The first trial that of the most important (notorious) leaders was held from Nov 14, 1945 – Oct 1, 1946. Death sentences were handed–out to the following:
| Martin Bormann | Death in Absentia; his remains are found 1972 |
| Hans Frank | Hanged |
| Wilhelm Frick | Hanged |
| Hermann Göring | Death sentence…suicide, night before scheduled execution |
| Alfred Jodl | Hanged |
| Ernst Kaltenbrunner | Hanged |
| Wilhelm Keitel | Hanged |
| J. von Ribbentrop | Hanged |
| Alfred Rosenberg | Hanged |
| Fritz Sauckel | Hanged |
| A. Seyss–Inquart | Hanged |
| Julius Streicher | Hanged |