On August 8 of 1945, the governments of the USSR, the USA, Great Britain and France concluded an agreement on organizing a trial of the chief war criminals. Subsequently, 19 more states officially joined the agreement, and the tribunal could with full right be referred to as the Court of Nations.
The trial began on November 20 of 1945 and lasted almost 11 months. 24 war criminals who were part of the chief leadership of Nazi Germany appeared before the tribunal.
The defendants were charged with planning, preparing, unleashing or waging an aggressive war for the purpose of establishing the world domination of German imperialism, that is, with crimes against peace; with the murders and torture of prisoners of war and civilians of the occupied countries, the deportation of the civilian population to Germany for forced labor, the murder of hostages, the plundering of public and private property, the senseless destruction of cities and villages, and devastation not justified by military necessity, that is, with war crimes; with extermination, enslavement, exile and other cruelties committed against the civilian population on political, racial or religious grounds, that is, with crimes against humanity.
On September 30, the tribunal began reading the verdict, which was completed on October 1 of 1946.
The main illustration shows a historical photograph from the Nuremberg Tribunal, an eight-volume book edition based on the case materials, archival documents, and a folder of R. Rudenko; the commemorative stamp features the emblem of the celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Photo by SPL/East News
State Archive of the Russian Federation
| Denomination |
Paper |
Printing method |
Format of the envelope |
Edition |
| Letter “A” |
High Whiteness Modified (HWM) |
Offset |
110 × 220 mm |
0.5 million copies |