Summary of Paul Roland's The Nuremberg Trials

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 brought about a dilemma for the Allies. They wanted to punish the German nation, but they didn’t want to make the Nazis seem like martyrs.
#2 The Allied powers decided that Germany needed to renounce its past, and to do that, they needed to help in its rebuilding. However, they did not send in Einsatzgruppen death squads to murder civilians, nor did they set up concentration camps and death camps to exterminate undesirable elements of the population.
#3 The Allied leaders realized that something had to be done with the captured Nazi elite, because the will to pursue those guilty of perpetrating atrocities was quickly evaporating. They decided to execute the captured Nazi leaders, rather than let them go through the legal process.
#4 The American secretary of war, Henry Stimson, was against the idea of having a trial for the Nazi leaders. He believed that if the leaders were summarily executed, the world would say that their enemies were afraid to put them on trial and had instead killed them to silence them.

Sujets

• Histoire
• Segunda Guerra Mundial
• Military
• World War II
• History
• Seconde Guerre mondiale

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 30 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669395492
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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#1

The end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 brought about a dilemma for the Allies. They wanted to punish the German nation, but they didn’t want to make the Nazis seem like martyrs.

#2

The Allied powers decided that Germany needed to renounce its past, and to do that, they needed to help in its rebuilding. However, they did not send in Einsatzgruppen death squads to murder civilians, nor did they set up concentration camps and death camps to exterminate undesirable elements of the population.

#3

The Allied leaders realized that something had to be done with the captured Nazi elite, because the will to pursue those guilty of perpetrating atrocities was quickly evaporating. They decided to execute the captured Nazi leaders, rather than let them go through the legal process.

#4

The American secretary of war, Henry Stimson, was against the idea of having a trial for the Nazi leaders. He believed that if the leaders were summarily executed, the world would say that their enemies were afraid to put them on trial and had instead killed them to silence them.

#5

Jackson was the ideal person to lead the trial. He was committed to the principles of justice, and he had a deep-seated distaste for the Nazi regime and its loathsome supporters.

#6

The Allies were determined to give their enemies a fair hearing, even if it meant that their team was burdened with the secular equivalent of redrafting the Ten Commandments. There would be a trial.

#7

The trial of the German war criminals was a difficult process, as there was no consensus on who should be indicted and on what charges. The American team consisted of more than 200 people, while the British team consisted of just 34 members.

#8

The American prosecutors were behind schedule, but they finally got the trial underway. The venue was decided and a date was set.

#9

The Nuremberg trials were the first international war crimes tribunal, and they were held in Nuremberg, Germany. The city had been the site of the massed annual party rallies, and it could be seen as the crucible of fascism.

#10

The Tribunal, which will be composed of judges from member countries, will have the power to try and punish persons who, acting in the interests of the European Axis countries, committed any of the following crimes: planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances.

#11

The following procedure shall be followed in order to ensure a fair trial for the defendants: the Indictment shall include full particulars specifying in detail the charges against the defendants. A copy of the Indictment and of all the documents lodged with the Indictment, translated into a language that he understands, shall be provided to the defendant at a reasonable time before the Trial.

#12

The Allied powers had a War Crimes Commission as early as September 1943, and they drew up a list of suspected war criminals. The seven named organizations were the Reich Cabinet, the Leadership Corps of the Nazi Party, the SS, the SA, the Gestapo, and the General Staff and High Command of the German Armed Forces.

#13

The enormity of the Nazis’ crimes was undeniable, and it was generally accepted that those who endorsed the policy of genocide should answer for the crimes committed in their name.

#14

The four crimes of the Nuremberg Trials were conspiracy, war crimes, crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity.

#15