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Nuremberg was chosen for the trials of the ' Major war criminals '. Nuremberg had witnessed the Nazi party rallies and by holding the trials there it would emphasize that the party had come to its end.

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On December 17, 1942 the leaders of the United States, Great Britain and the soviet union issued the first joint democracy officially noting the mass murder of European jews and beginning to prosecute the ones responsible for the crimes against the civilian populations.

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Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler, committed suicide and was never brought to trial. He was born on April 20, 1889 and died April 30 , 1945. Adolf Hitler was the Nazi's highest authority , he was the one to mostly blame for the Holocaust.

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The defendants were indicated on charges such as crimes against peace and humanity. The defendants included Nazi party officials and high ranking military officers. German industrialists, lawyers as well as doctors were included.

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A series of 13 trials held in Nuremburg, Germany between the years 1945 and 1949 held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice.