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Holocaust

War Criminal
By: Alexander Basinger

The Nuremberg Trials


Took place Nuremberg, Germany
The entire point was too seek justice against the wronged
Took place form 1945-1946
Tried by: France, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United
States
Made the International Military Tribunal
20 major criminals were charged there
12 were executed (some with extreme prejudice)

The Nuremburg Trials(continued)


Many admitted to their crimes
Many also used the plea I was just following orders
All were tried with the same three charges
1. Crimes against the peace through violent actions
2. War crimes
3. Crimes against humanity, through inhuman acts of
violence
.One of the most infamous war criminals tried there was
Hermann Goering
.Other escaped trials: Adolf Eichmann, and Martin Bormann

The Judges of the Nuremburg


Trials

Hermann Goering
Who he was
Born January 12, 1893
Died October 15, 1946
Fighter pilot in WWI
Was named heir to the Nazi reign
Was one of the reason Hitler rose to power
Helped Himmler, and Heydrich set up some
the first Consecration camps
Had dictatorial control over the economy in
Germany
Was the Commander-and-Chief of Germanys
air force

Mug shot

The fall and Trial of


Hermann Goering
His failures
Failed his Operation Eagle
Could not stop the bombings of
Germany
Hitler blamed him for Germanys
defeat
Was discredited by all his colleagues
Requested that he would take charge
of the Nazi party
Was kicked out of Third Reich
Was the the forward speaker for the
defendants
Committed suicide two hours before
his hanging

Mug Shot

Otto Adolf Eichmann


Who he was
Trial shot
Born March 19, 1906 in, Solingen,
Germany
Was a drifter for a portion of his life
Joined the SS, and monitored Jewish
Activity
He was a head of an immigration facility,
that would create a Jew-Free Germany
Was the first one to do a mass deportation
of Jews
Was soon promoted, and was the head of
transporting Jewish people all across
Europe

Otto Adolf Eichmann (continued)&


Escape and Trial
Who he was
Was the organizer of the Final
Solution
Was Proud of his contribution to the
deaths of six million Jews
At the End of WWII, he disappeared
in May of 1945
Escaped to Argentina, and was
hunted by the Avengers
Under the name, Ricardo Klement
Was discovered by a student
Was hunted by the Mossad
Was soon caught and was put on trial
then hanged

Trial shot

Martin Bormann
Who he was
Born June 17, 1900 in, Halberstadt
Germany
Death unknown
Was head of Hitler's finances
He controlled who got higher job
promotions
Reopened a fight with the church
Was the extremists when it came to
Jewish people
By the end of the war was the most
powerful person in Europe
Escaped, and many conspiracies

Thank you
For listening

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