History of Europe

Who was punished at the Nuremberg trials?

At the Nuremberg Trials, held after the Second World War, Nazi leaders and other prominent figures were punished for their involvement in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace. The following individuals were among those who were punished:

1. Hermann Goring: Reichsmarschall and leading figure in the Nazi Party, sentenced to death but committed suicide before the sentence could be carried out.

2. Rudolf Hess: Deputy Führer and high-ranking Nazi official, sentenced to life in prison and died in Spandau Prison in 1987.

3. Joachim von Ribbentrop: Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany, sentenced to death and executed.

4. Wilhelm Keitel: Chief of the German Armed Forces High Command (OKW), sentenced to death and executed.

5. Ernst Kaltenbrunner: Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), sentenced to death and executed.

6. Alfred Rosenberg: Head of the Racial Policy Office of the Nazi Party, sentenced to death and executed.

7. Hans Frank: Governor-General of occupied Poland, sentenced to death and executed.

8. Wilhelm Frick: Minister of the Interior of Nazi Germany, sentenced to death and executed.

9. Julius Streicher: Publisher of the antisemitic newspaper "Der Stürmer," sentenced to death and executed.

10. Fritz Sauckel: Plenipotentiary for Labor Allocation, sentenced to death and executed.

11. Alfred Jodl: Chief of Operations Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command (OKW), sentenced to death and executed.

12. Arthur Seyss-Inquart: Reich Commissioner for the Netherlands and later Foreign Minister of Austria, sentenced to death and executed.

13. Albert Speer: Minister of Armaments and War Production, sentenced to 20 years in prison and released in 1966.

In addition to these individuals, several other Nazi officials and military leaders were punished at the Nuremberg Trials. Some were sentenced to prison terms of varying lengths, while others were acquitted.