The road to Nuremberg | The search for justice after WW2

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At the end of the Second World War, the victorious Allies had to decide the fates of the surviving leaders of a regime that had initiated the bloodiest conflict in history, and perpetuated the Holocaust. The answer, beginning just a few months after VE Day, was the world’s first ever international criminal trial, held in the German city of Nuremberg. As we reach the 80th anniversary of these events, David Musgrove is joined by the lawyer and author Philippe Sands to explore how this groundbreaking trial was conceived amid the rubble of the Reich. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/SubHistoryExtraPods #HistoryExtra #history #ww2 00:00 Intro 00:42 From war to prosecution 03:00 The Nuremberg statute 08:58 Language, punctuation and international law 13:00 Crimes against humanity 18:43 Like nothing we'd seen before? 22:00 Lopsided justice 23:50 Who to prosecute: the top 24 30:45 The Palace of Justice 33:30 Why Nuremberg? 35:00 Churchill's bid for alternative punishment 36:40 The logistics of the trial GO BEYOND THE PODCAST Want to delve further into the Nuremberg trials and the fall of the Nazi regime? David Musgrove rounds up some essential reading, listening and viewing from the HistoryExtra archive to help you navigate the campaign to bring the Third Reich’s criminals to justice: https://bit.ly/482nFIn⁠. ▷ Find out more: https://www.historyextra.com/ ▷ Follow the podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/3Y6n8Bt ▷ Like our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryExtra/ ▷ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/HistoryExtra ▷ Follow us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyextra/ ▷ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history_extra Subscribe to our Substack for Life Lessons from History with Dr David Musgrove: https://historyextra.substack.com/ 🏰 History at your fingertips Unlock the past with leading historians, exclusive ad‑free podcasts and stories from across the globe, only on History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/subscribe/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=youtube.com