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65th anniversary of Nuremberg trials

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A series of Nuremberg trials opened on November 25, 1945. The trials of the former leadership of defeated Nazi Germany were held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II.

A series of Nuremberg trials opened on November 25, 1945. The trials of the former leadership of defeated Nazi Germany were held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II.

© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankA series of Nuremberg trials opened on November 25, 1945. The trials of the former leadership of defeated Nazi Germany were held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II.
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A series of Nuremberg trials opened on November 25, 1945. The trials of the former leadership of defeated Nazi Germany were held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II.
© RIA Novosti . V.Kinelosvski / Go to the mediabankAfter the surrender of Nazi Germany, the victorious nations adopted the London Charter of the International Military Tribunal. In the photo: Hitler's Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess reading out a pledge not to imitate his loss of mind, which he did before.
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After the surrender of Nazi Germany, the victorious nations adopted the London Charter of the International Military Tribunal. In the photo: Hitler's Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess reading out a pledge not to imitate his loss of mind, which he did before.
© Photo : Nuremberg municipal museumsNuremberg, Bavaria, was selected as the site of the trials for specific reasons. First, the U.S. side wanted to try Goering, Hess and other Nazi criminals in their occupied zone.
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Nuremberg, Bavaria, was selected as the site of the trials for specific reasons. First, the U.S. side wanted to try Goering, Hess and other Nazi criminals in their occupied zone.
© RIA Novosti . V. Kinelovski  / Go to the mediabankSecond, the Palace of Justice in Nurember was spacious and largely undamaged. A large prison was also part of the complex. In the photo: Soviet writer and journalist Ilya Erenburg in the courtroom.
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Second, the Palace of Justice in Nurember was spacious and largely undamaged. A large prison was also part of the complex. In the photo: Soviet writer and journalist Ilya Erenburg in the courtroom.
© RIA Novosti . V. Kinelovski  / Go to the mediabankA wooden passage was constructed to connect the prison with the court’s building so that the defendants could be safely taken from their cells to the courtroom. In the photo: Colonel Robert Storey, the first Executive Trial Counsel of the American Prosecution.
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A wooden passage was constructed to connect the prison with the court’s building so that the defendants could be safely taken from their cells to the courtroom. In the photo: Colonel Robert Storey, the first Executive Trial Counsel of the American Prosecution.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankSoviet photo correspondent Yevgeny Khaldei and a judge during the Nuremberg trials.
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Soviet photo correspondent Yevgeny Khaldei and a judge during the Nuremberg trials.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankIn 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said that the Nazi leadership should be executed without any trial and stood his ground in the future. In the photo: A shot from the documentary Judgment of the Peoples directed by Roman Karmen.
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In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said that the Nazi leadership should be executed without any trial and stood his ground in the future. In the photo: A shot from the documentary Judgment of the Peoples directed by Roman Karmen.
© Photo : Nuremberg municipal museumsWhen Churchill tried to impose his opinion on Josef Stalin, Stalin said the execution should be a court ruling. In the photo: Hermann Goering during the trials.

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When Churchill tried to impose his opinion on Josef Stalin, Stalin said the execution should be a court ruling. In the photo: Hermann Goering during the trials.

© RIA Novosti . V. Kinelovski  / Go to the mediabankMore than 400 court hearings were held during the Nuremberg trials. Sir Geoffrey Lawrence was the President of the Judicial group. In the photo: Soviet writer and journalist Vsevolod Vishnevsky and the Kukryniksy cartoonists in the courtroom.
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More than 400 court hearings were held during the Nuremberg trials. Sir Geoffrey Lawrence was the President of the Judicial group. In the photo: Soviet writer and journalist Vsevolod Vishnevsky and the Kukryniksy cartoonists in the courtroom.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankDeath sentences by hanging were carried out October 16, 1946. Hermann Goering committed suicide with a potassium cyanide capsule the night before the execution.

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Death sentences by hanging were carried out October 16, 1946. Hermann Goering committed suicide with a potassium cyanide capsule the night before the execution.

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