Role of International Military Tribunal

Role of International Military Tribunal

1. At the beginning of the winter of 1942, the governments of the Allied powers announced their intent to punish Nazi War criminals.
2. On December 17, 1942, the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union decided to hold an International Military Tribunal to prosecute those responsible for violence against civilian populations.
3. The four charges brought against these officials were:
   1. Conspiracy to commit crimes of peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
   2. Crimes against peace.
   3. War crimes.
   4. Crimes against humanity.
4. After the defeat in World War II, Germany surrendered and Hitler committed suicide.
   1. His propaganda Minister Goebbels and his family collectively committed suicide.
5. At the end of the war, an international Military Tribunal was set up at Nuremberg.
6. Nuremberg prisoners were imprisoned for life and many doers who killed Jews mercilessly were sentenced to death.
7. The amount of brutality, committed by Nazi army officers was much more than the punishment given to them.