Held between 20 November 1945 and 1 October 1946, the Tribunal was given the task of trying 24 of the most important political and military leaders of the Third Reich – though the proceeding against Martin Bormann was tried in absentia, while another defendant, Robert Ley, committed suicide within a week of the trial's commencement.
审判在1945年11月20日至1946年10月1日期间举行，法庭的任务是审判第三帝国中最重要的24名政治和军事领导人——尽管马丁·鲍曼是被缺席审判，而罗伯特·莱伊在审判开始一周内自杀。