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Nuremberg Trials: International Military Tribunal Issues Verdicts and Sentences

On October 1, 1946 the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg announced verdicts and sentences for major Nazi leaders accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The Nuremberg verdicts—carried out under Allied authority with U.S. participation—established a precedent for international criminal justice and represented a key postwar action with significant diplomatic and legal implications for U.S. foreign policy.

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