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International Military Tribunal opens at Nuremberg (Nuremberg Trials begin)

The International Military Tribunal opened in Nuremberg to try major Nazi leaders on charges including crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, with U.S. Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson leading the American prosecution team.

International Military Tribunal opens at Nuremberg (Nuremberg Trials begin)

The trials established a landmark precedent for international criminal justice and accountability for state leaders, a central postwar objective of the Truman administration and the Allied powers.

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