Tag: Nuremberg Trials

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10th May 1941: Rudolf Hess, Deputy Führer of the German Nazi Party, flew from Germany to Scotland on a mission to strike a peace deal with the British government

10th May 2022
Tagged as: Aircraft, Britain, Germany, Nazi, Nuremberg Trials, Rudolf Hess, Scotland, Second World War, Spandau Prison, World War 2

Hess landed twelve miles away from his intended destination of Dungavel House, the home of the Duke of Hamilton, with whom he hoped to open peace negotiations.

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20th November 1945: First Nuremberg Trial begins

20th November 2020
Tagged as: Criminal, Germany, Nazi, Nuremberg Trials, Second World War, Trial, USA, War Crime

On the 20^th November 1945 the first, and best known, of the Nuremberg Trials began.

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27th August 1928: The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed

27th August 2020
Tagged as: France, International Relations, League of Nations, Nuremberg Trials, USA

On the 27^th August 1928, Germany, France and the United States signed the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – otherwise known as the Kellogg-Briand Pact.