The International Military Tribunal was a court convened jointly by the victorious Allied governments. Here the Soviet, British, American, and French flags hang behind the judges' bench. Photograph »

Among the many ironies of the International Military Tribunal was that the defendants were accorded that which they had denied their opponents: the protection of the law and a right to due process. Here, defendant Walther Funk, former German Minister of Economics, speaks with his defense attorney, Dr. Fritz Sauter, in a visitation room at Nuremberg. Photograph »

The defendants rise as the judges enter the courtroom at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg. Photograph »

Joachim von Ribbentrop (Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 to 1945) speaks with his lawyer, Dr. Fritz Sauter, in the Nuremberg courtroom. Photograph »

The accused and their defense attorneys at the International Military Tribunal courtroom. Photograph »

American Major Frank B. Wallis (standing center), a member of the trial legal staff, presents the prosecution's case to the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. A chart (top left) shows where the defendants (bottom left) fit into the organizational scheme of the Nazi party. At right are lawyers for the four prosecuting countries. November 22, 1945. Photograph »

US Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson delivers his opening speech. November 21, 1945. Photograph »

A tank guards the entrance to the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. Photograph »