Question

Which tribunal was set up to prosecute Nazis and on what charges

Answer 1

The leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union issued the first joint declaration officially noting the mass murder of European Jewry and resolving to prosecute those responsible for violence against civilian populations. 

 The four charges brought against these officials were:

1. Conspiracy to commit crimes of peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
2. Crimes against peace
3. War crimes
4. Crimes against humanity

Answer 2

The tribunal was known as the International military tribunal. It held the trials in between the months from 20th November 1945 to 1 October 1946. It was charged with trying the 24 most prominent political and military officials from the Nazi regime, of the Third Reich.