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**Criminals Don't Escape**

After WWI, the Allies were left pondering on what to do with the Nazis who had killed more than six __million__ Jews and countless others. There were four counts on which the Nazis could be accused. Count one: Common Plan or Conspiracy|; plotting with others to wage wars of aggression in violation of international treaties, agreements, or assurances (as interpreted and determined by the Allies). Count two: Crimes Against Peace; planning, preparation, initiation, and waging wars of aggression Count Three: War Crimes; particularly those crimes involving the maltreatment of prisoners of war in breach of international agreements. Count Four: Crimes Against Humanity; such as murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts against civilian populations.

A great majority of the Germans where accused of all four counts while very few were accused of at least two. Hermann Goring was one whose sentence was hanging, but committed suicide hours before his scheduled execution. (four counts). Baldur von Schirach was sentenced to twenty years in prison. (count four). Walther Funk was sentenced to life but was released in 1957 due to illness.(counts 2, 3, 4). Erich Raeder was sentenced to life in prison but was released in 1955. (counts 1, 2, 3). Pretty much the rest were all sentenced to hanging for the crimes they committed and were accused of at least two counts (Wilhelm Keitel, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Hans Frank, Julius Streicher, Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Artur Seyss-Inquart). Even Nazi organizations were __help__ at penalty. Even though they didn't help directly, they were charged with crimes by association. Just about all members th e opposition were sentenced to death on October 16, 1946, except those of Herman Goring and Martin Bormann. They were taken place on three temporary gallows in the Nuremberg Prison gymnasium.