Eichmann listens as he is sentenced to death by the court.
—Israel Government Press Office (Photo #65289)
On December 15, 1961, at the conclusion of an eight-month trial, the court declared Adolf Eichmann guilty on all fifteen counts of the indictment and sentenced him to death. Eichmann’s defense subsequently lodged an appeal, but after it was rejected by the Israeli Supreme Court on May 29, 1962, Eichmann was executed by hanging on June 1, 1962.
