Nazi War Crimes & Trials Table of Contents

Nazi Defendants at the Nuremburg Trials

War crime trials began during World War II. The first trial of perpetrators of crimes against civilian populations was conducted in the liberated territories of the Soviet Union. The specific question of war crimes and crimes against Jews, defined then as “crimes against humanity” was considered only after the war ended.

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Notable Nazi Hunters

Major Trials

Auschwitz Trials (1947-1968)
Belzec Trial (1963-1964)
Bergen-Belsen Trial (1945)
- Second Bergen-Belsen Trial (1946)
Concentration Camp Trial (1947)
Dachau Trials (1945-1948)
Hadamar Trial (1945)
Majdanek Trial (1944)
- Third Majdanek Trial (1975-1981)
Nuremberg Trials (1945-1946)
Sobibor Trial (1965-1966)
Treblinka Trial (1964-1965)

Trials Against Groups

The Medical Case, November 21, 1946–August 20, 1947
The Milch Case, December 20, 1946–April 17, 1947
The Justice Case, February 17–December 4, 1947
The Pohl Case, March 10–November 3, 1947
The Flick Case, April 19–December 22, 1947
The I.G. Farben Case, August 14, 1947–July 30, 1948
The Hostage Case, July 8, 1947–February 19, 1948
The RUSHA Case, October 10, 1947–March 10, 1948
The Einsatzgruppen Case, July 3, 1947–April 10, 1948
The Krupp Case, September 17, 1947–April 10, 1948
The Ministry Case, November 15, 1947–April 14, 1949
The High Command Case, December 30, 1947–October 28, 19

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Notable Nazi Hunters

Major Trials

Trials Against Groups

Crimes for Specific Massacres

Other Concentration Camp Trials

Single Defendant Cases

Other War Crimes Trials

Primary Source Materials