This Week in History

October 18, 1945, 24 Nazi government officials and organizations were indicted by the four chief prosecutors in the International Military Tribunal. Those four prosecutors were, Robert H. Jackson of the United States, Sir Hartley Shawcross of Great Britain, Francois de Menthon of France, and Roman A. Rudenko of the Soviet Union. The Tribunals jurisdiction covered crimes against peace, war crimes,...