On this day - 8 August
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Nuremberg Charter signed
On August 8th 1945 the Nuremberg charter was signed in London by representatives of France, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. This charter detailed the running of the Nuremberg trial which would prosecute crimes committed against humanity during the war. Each of the four signatory nations had a prosecution team and a voting judge. Many of the most prominent Nazis including Hitler, Himmler and Goebbels had committed suicide and so were unable to be tried.
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