The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals held after World War II. They were conducted by the Allied forces against prominent leaders of Nazi Germany who were accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The trials took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949. The top-ranking officials, military leaders, and medical professionals involved in the Holocaust, as well as other Nazi atrocities during the war, were prosecuted. The Nuremberg Trials established principles of international law, such as the concept of crimes against humanity, and laid the groundwork for subsequent trials and the establishment of the International Criminal Court.
