# Nuremberg Trials (1945)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-nuremberg-trials
Location: Nuremberg
Categories: main-event

From November 1945 to October 1946 an international tribunal tried major Nazi leaders. Twelve were sentenced to death. The trials established principles of international criminal law.

## Why it matters
They founded modern international criminal justice.

Ruler at the time: [Karl Dönitz](https://germany-history.com/rulers/karl-donitz)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Nuremberg trials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Nuremberg trials](https://www.britannica.com/event/Nurnberg-trials)