The defendants and their attorneys at the Nuremberg trial, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945/6

“The Nuremberg Trials” were not just one court case, but a series of legal proceedings. International tribunals presented indictments against war criminals, which were divided into a number of categories. The main trial was held against 22 heads of the Nazi regime (pictured, seated in the back). There were also additional trials concerning members of the Einsatzgruppen (US v. Otto Ohlendorf and others), the top German command, doctors, industrialists and other categories. In all 13 trials were held between 1945-1949.