The film 'Nuremberg' depicts events surrounding the post-World War II International Military Tribunal ' the first and best-known of the Nuremberg trials ' which was created to carry out the 'just and prompt trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis.' Nazi party leaders Hermann Goring, Alfred Rosenberg and Wilhelm Keitel were among the 24 people who ended up being indicted. Six organizations were also indicted, including the Gestapo and the SS. The tribunal, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, and resulted in 19 convictions, attracted worldwide media attention. Eighty years later, you'll hear terms like 'war crimes' and 'genocide' be deployed and debated ' whether they're applied to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of military force in the Caribbean or Israel's destruction of the Gaza Strip. The public's understanding of these terms is due, in large part, to the success of the Nuremberg trials and the remarkable degree of international...
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