The Nuremberg Trials | Was justice served?

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In October 1946, after a trial lasting almost a year, the German WW2 leaders on the dock in Nuremberg received their verdicts. But what did the judges decide? And how did the defendants, and the world outside, respond to the sentences that were handed down? In the third episode of our four-part series on the Nuremberg Trials, David Musgrove is joined by the lawyer and author Philippe Sands to explore the conclusion of the trials and consider whether this was a form of victors’ justice. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/SubHistoryExtraPods #HistoryExtra #history #ww2 00:00 Intro 01.11 The verdicts in the press 04.19 Immediate reactions 07:56 Cheating death 09:40 Clemency? 10:40 Responses from worldwide leadership 12:51 Carrying out the sentences – and consequences 19:04 Acquittals and imprisonments 21:02 Nuremberg in the aftermath 22:10 Judgements become law 25:38 Victors' justice? 29:39 Changing roles post-WW2? 35:51 How flawed were the trials? 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&utm_campaign=youtube-2026