2 May 1945 : Robert Jackson appointed Chief Prosecutor.
23 May 1945 : Heinrich Himmler commits suicide.
8 August 1945 : The Four Powers meet in London to establish an International Military tribunal.
6 October 1945 : Robert H Jackson, Francois de Menthon, Hartley Shawcross, and R. Rudenko sign the "Charter of the International Military Tribunal."
6 October 1945 : Twenty Four individuals named in indictment signed in Berlin.
18 October 1945 : Indictments presented.
20 November 1945-1 October 1946 : Trials take place Nuremberg, Germany.
25 November 1945 : Robert Ley commits suicide.
30 September 1946-1 October 1946 : Sentences handed down. 12 prisoners sentenced to hang. 3 sentenced to life in prison. 4 given prison sentences from 10-20 years. 3 were acquitted.
30 September 1946 : 22 top Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes.
1 October 1946 : Twelve Nazi war criminals sentenced to be hanged.
16 October 1946 : Ten Nazi war criminals condemned during the Nuremberg trials were hanged.
World War Two
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