The trial takes place against the background of the Berlin Blockade, and there is pressure to let the German defendants off lightly so as to gain German support in the then-early and growing Cold War against the Soviet Union.
审判是在柏林封鎖的背景下进行的，并且有压力使德国被告们轻判，以便在日益增长的对苏联的冷战中获得德国的支持。