Twenty-four high-ranked Nazis went on trial for the act of genocide and other crimes committed during World War 2. The Nazis were charged with war crimes, crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit these crimes, which later resulted in the verdict on 22 of the original 24 defendants being handed down." (Robert Ley committed suicide while in prison, and Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach’s mental and physical condition prevented his being tried.) Three of the defendants were acquitted: Hjalmar Schacht, Franz von Papen, and Hans Fritzsche. Four were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 10 to 20 years, three were sentenced to life imprisonment, and twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death by hanging, but Martin Bormann was tried and condemned to death in absentia, and Hermann Goring committed suicide before he could be executed.", stated Brittanica.

In the next 12 trials 178 German Government, medical, military, and business leaders were charged with systematic war crimes, including murder massacres of six-million Jews and 3 million Russians among many others. Other crimes were mass rape, looting, etc.​​​​​​​ These 13 trials were led by an international tribunal made up of representatives from the United States, the Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain.