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The Nuremberg Trials
The Holocaust was a dark time in the history of the world. Over 6 million people were killed, and many more were mistreated. After World War II ended, the Nuremberg Trials took place between 1946 and 1949, which charged the Nazis who mistreated people, and provided justice for those mistreated or killed during the Holocaust. During the Nuremberg Trials, the United States of America literally acted as judge, jury, and executioner for the members of the NSDAP-commonly referred to as the Nazi Party-including Hermann Goring, Albert Speer, and others in the thirteen Nuremberg Trials.
In all thirteen of the Nuremberg Trials, the USA was highly involved in all processes. In the first-and main-trial, also referred to as the Nuremberg Trial or the International Military Tribune, abbreviated as IMT, the United States was one of the four Allied nations involved in the process. The first of the Nuremberg Trials, the IMT, started on November 20, 1945, and put the major leaders of the NSDAP on trial. The presiding judges represented the four major Allied powers of the war- Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence & Sir Norman Birkett of the United Kingdom, Francis Biddle & John Parker of the United States, Professor Henri Donnedieu de Vabres & Counselor Robert Falco of France, and Major General Ion Timofeevich Nikichenko & Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Volchkov of the USSR. In terms of personnel as well as pay, the United States surpassed everyone, with a contingent of 700 people (the UK was closest with 168), and averaging a pay of $7,000 dollars a year for a midlevel lawyer-Lord Justice Lawrence was only paid $2,800 a year. The only thing the United States was lacking was experience. While some of the lawyers and attorneys, like Tom Dodd, were great and he specifically was said "to get maximum impact out of his evidence" (Smith), others put on a display of mediocrity. Overall, in the trial, Francis Biddle was one of the four main judges of the Tribunal, involved in deciding the final verdict. In addition, the USA acted as the executioner, or rather the hangman, American Master Sergeant John C. Woods, did so. In the other 12, mostly less important trials, The United States was the sole accuser, with Germany the defendant.
Hermann Goring was one of the best known of the accused on trial in front of the IMT. He was a major leader in the NSDAP, and would have succeeded Hitler as leader of the Third Reich if not for the outcome of the war. Born in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Hermann Goring grew up in a prominent Protestant family. After World War I, he joined the NSDAP, and quickly became commander of the NSDAP's paramilitary force, the Storm Troopers. This ended in 1923, where he was involved and seriously injured in an attempted revolution, which would have seized control for the Nazi Party. He fled to Sweden, and after recovering and being granted amnesty, he returned to Germany in 1927, and rejoined the NSDAP. He quickly gained ranks, and by 1932, he was elected president of the Reichstag, and soon became "Prussian Minister of the Interior and Chief of Police and of the Gestapo in Prussia," (Merriman) and used this position to take out his rivals, gain power, and show his anti-Semitism to its fullest extent. In 1935, he was granted control of the plan for giving the NSDAP command of the economy. In November 1938, he organized the Kristellnacht, destroying and/or stealing many Jewish businesses, killing and imprisoning many Jews, and giving the Jewish community a fine of one billion marks. Following this, he continued to gain even more titles, such as "chairman of the Reich Council for National Defense in August 1939, Hitler's heir apparent in September 1939, and field marshal in June 1940." (Merriman) However, the war took backstage to his love of luxury, and he slowly slipped in his duties, until all were stripped from him before the war ended. At the Nuremberg Trial, Goring still acted as if he was head of state, and his manner made Albert Speer-a fellow member of the NSDAP on trial-say "Goring wants to ride into [the grave] with a large retinue" (Merriman). He fought in the trials fiercely, but in the end, he was sentenced to death. Instead of face the hangman, he committed suicide with cyanide, a poison. Throughout his career, he showed his hatred of the Jewish people. His powerful positions allowed him to abuse his power for such a horrible purpose, but he paid for it in the end.
Albert Speer was another important person who was tried in front of the IMT. He became a key figure in the NSDAP due to his work. Born in Mannheim, Germany, he studied as an architect in college. His work attracted Hitler's attention, and Speer took the job of architect for the NSDAP in 1934. He designed many structures, including a new city center for Berlin, the Reich Chancellery, an arch called the Bauwerk T, a new rail station in Berlin, and (ironically) many of the stadiums, rallying grounds and other buildings in Nuremberg. In 1942, he was given the position of Minister of Armaments Production, and "Speer used German and prisoner-of-war labor to erect monuments, Nazi Party rallying grounds, and industrial buildings throughout the Third Reich while overseeing the Reich's immense infrastructure and its industrial and military supply chain" (Merriman). At the Nuremberg Trial, he admitted to what he did, including the use of prisoners of war and others as forced workers throughout Germany. Due to the fact that he defied one of Hitler's final orders to destroy most of Germany in a scorched earth tactic at the end of the war, and "Because of Speer's polish, sophistication, and qualified admissions of war guilt" (Merriman), he received a short sentence-in comparison to the sentences of others-of 20 years.
The Nuremberg Trials provided a fair chance for the more prominent members of the NSDAP to receive due process of law. During the Nuremberg Trials, the United States of America literally acted as judge, jury, and executioner for the members of the NSDAP, including Hermann Goring, Albert Speer, and others. This was the best outcome, because if the Russians had this position, all of the people on trial would have been sentenced to death. Instead, although a handful were hanged, many were sentenced to jail, and even a few walked free. Nevertheless, the Nuremberg Trials were the final verdict for the NSDAP members who committed the worst crimes in the war, and they all got what they deserved.
Works Cited
Ed. Merriman, John and Winter, Jay. Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2007. Web.
Smith, Robert Barr. “Final Verdict at Nuremberg.” World War II 11.4 (1996): 38. History Reference Center, Web. 24 September 2012
Stein, S. D. “Nuremberg Trials Held by the United States of America Under Control COuncil Law No.10.” Dr. S. D. Stein, 1 Oct. 2007. Web. 26 September 2012.
http://164.11.131.30/genocide/cntrl10_trials.htm.
Weber, Mark. “The Nuremberg Trials and the Holocaust.” Institute for Historical Review. The Journal of Historical Review, n.d. Web. 25 September 2012.
The Holocaust was a dark time in the history of the world. Over 6 million people were killed, and many more were mistreated. After World War II ended, the Nuremberg Trials took place between 1946 and 1949, which charged the Nazis who mistreated people, and provided justice for those mistreated or killed during the Holocaust. During the Nuremberg Trials, the United States of America literally acted as judge, jury, and executioner for the members of the NSDAP-commonly referred to as the Nazi Party-including Hermann Goring, Albert Speer, and others in the thirteen Nuremberg Trials.
In all thirteen of the Nuremberg Trials, the USA was highly involved in all processes. In the first-and main-trial, also referred to as the Nuremberg Trial or the International Military Tribune, abbreviated as IMT, the United States was one of the four Allied nations involved in the process. The first of the Nuremberg Trials, the IMT, started on November 20, 1945, and put the major leaders of the NSDAP on trial. The presiding judges represented the four major Allied powers of the war- Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence & Sir Norman Birkett of the United Kingdom, Francis Biddle & John Parker of the United States, Professor Henri Donnedieu de Vabres & Counselor Robert Falco of France, and Major General Ion Timofeevich Nikichenko & Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Volchkov of the USSR. In terms of personnel as well as pay, the United States surpassed everyone, with a contingent of 700 people (the UK was closest with 168), and averaging a pay of $7,000 dollars a year for a midlevel lawyer-Lord Justice Lawrence was only paid $2,800 a year. The only thing the United States was lacking was experience. While some of the lawyers and attorneys, like Tom Dodd, were great and he specifically was said "to get maximum impact out of his evidence" (Smith), others put on a display of mediocrity. Overall, in the trial, Francis Biddle was one of the four main judges of the Tribunal, involved in deciding the final verdict. In addition, the USA acted as the executioner, or rather the hangman, American Master Sergeant John C. Woods, did so. In the other 12, mostly less important trials, The United States was the sole accuser, with Germany the defendant.
Hermann Goring was one of the best known of the accused on trial in front of the IMT. He was a major leader in the NSDAP, and would have succeeded Hitler as leader of the Third Reich if not for the outcome of the war. Born in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Hermann Goring grew up in a prominent Protestant family. After World War I, he joined the NSDAP, and quickly became commander of the NSDAP's paramilitary force, the Storm Troopers. This ended in 1923, where he was involved and seriously injured in an attempted revolution, which would have seized control for the Nazi Party. He fled to Sweden, and after recovering and being granted amnesty, he returned to Germany in 1927, and rejoined the NSDAP. He quickly gained ranks, and by 1932, he was elected president of the Reichstag, and soon became "Prussian Minister of the Interior and Chief of Police and of the Gestapo in Prussia," (Merriman) and used this position to take out his rivals, gain power, and show his anti-Semitism to its fullest extent. In 1935, he was granted control of the plan for giving the NSDAP command of the economy. In November 1938, he organized the Kristellnacht, destroying and/or stealing many Jewish businesses, killing and imprisoning many Jews, and giving the Jewish community a fine of one billion marks. Following this, he continued to gain even more titles, such as "chairman of the Reich Council for National Defense in August 1939, Hitler's heir apparent in September 1939, and field marshal in June 1940." (Merriman) However, the war took backstage to his love of luxury, and he slowly slipped in his duties, until all were stripped from him before the war ended. At the Nuremberg Trial, Goring still acted as if he was head of state, and his manner made Albert Speer-a fellow member of the NSDAP on trial-say "Goring wants to ride into [the grave] with a large retinue" (Merriman). He fought in the trials fiercely, but in the end, he was sentenced to death. Instead of face the hangman, he committed suicide with cyanide, a poison. Throughout his career, he showed his hatred of the Jewish people. His powerful positions allowed him to abuse his power for such a horrible purpose, but he paid for it in the end.
Albert Speer was another important person who was tried in front of the IMT. He became a key figure in the NSDAP due to his work. Born in Mannheim, Germany, he studied as an architect in college. His work attracted Hitler's attention, and Speer took the job of architect for the NSDAP in 1934. He designed many structures, including a new city center for Berlin, the Reich Chancellery, an arch called the Bauwerk T, a new rail station in Berlin, and (ironically) many of the stadiums, rallying grounds and other buildings in Nuremberg. In 1942, he was given the position of Minister of Armaments Production, and "Speer used German and prisoner-of-war labor to erect monuments, Nazi Party rallying grounds, and industrial buildings throughout the Third Reich while overseeing the Reich's immense infrastructure and its industrial and military supply chain" (Merriman). At the Nuremberg Trial, he admitted to what he did, including the use of prisoners of war and others as forced workers throughout Germany. Due to the fact that he defied one of Hitler's final orders to destroy most of Germany in a scorched earth tactic at the end of the war, and "Because of Speer's polish, sophistication, and qualified admissions of war guilt" (Merriman), he received a short sentence-in comparison to the sentences of others-of 20 years.
The Nuremberg Trials provided a fair chance for the more prominent members of the NSDAP to receive due process of law. During the Nuremberg Trials, the United States of America literally acted as judge, jury, and executioner for the members of the NSDAP, including Hermann Goring, Albert Speer, and others. This was the best outcome, because if the Russians had this position, all of the people on trial would have been sentenced to death. Instead, although a handful were hanged, many were sentenced to jail, and even a few walked free. Nevertheless, the Nuremberg Trials were the final verdict for the NSDAP members who committed the worst crimes in the war, and they all got what they deserved.
Works Cited
Ed. Merriman, John and Winter, Jay. Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2007. Web.
Smith, Robert Barr. “Final Verdict at Nuremberg.” World War II 11.4 (1996): 38. History Reference Center, Web. 24 September 2012
Stein, S. D. “Nuremberg Trials Held by the United States of America Under Control COuncil Law No.10.” Dr. S. D. Stein, 1 Oct. 2007. Web. 26 September 2012.
http://164.11.131.30/genocide/cntrl10_trials.htm.
Weber, Mark. “The Nuremberg Trials and the Holocaust.” Institute for Historical Review. The Journal of Historical Review, n.d. Web. 25 September 2012.
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