After World War II, when all the camps were liberated, trials were held against the Nazis who took part in this genocide. These trials were called the Nuremberg trials. The trials took place between October 20, 1945 and October 1, 1946. Although many Nazis felt they were taking orders, their punishments during the Nuremberg trials were justified due to the massive loss of life in the concentration and the social consequences on families. During the Nuremberg trials there were 8 judges. Only 24 Nazis were indicted for war crimes. Of these 24 only 22 were tried. 1 in 24 was not included due to his mental/physical state and his son committed suicide before the trials. Around 200 Nazis were tried for various reasons including murder, mistreatment, kidnapping, enslavement and robbery. Because of these accusations, most got off easy and did not receive much punishment. During the trials, Holocaust survivors stood before the court to share their stories and testify against the defense. Almost all of these stories were very emotional and brought many people in the courtroom to tears. Because not everyone spoke the same language, so they had translators that you could wear to hear someone translate from one language to another. Sometimes, after a couple of stories, people would take off their headphones so they wouldn't have to hear any more of the gruesome story. There were 12 trials in total, the most notable being the Justice trial, the Einsat trial and the Poctors trial. Only 12 Nazis were sentenced to death during the entire trial. The Nuremberg trials were well thought out and fair. While many Nazis were indeed punished, few received severe punishments. Almost... half the paper... survived. They were usually young girls. This made them disabled for life and you let the people who did this to them walk away with a short prison sentence and then they can go away and live their lives again? This is amply justified. These people had to stand for hours, threatened by dogs and whips, they were hungry and thirsty beyond belief, their families were taken away from them and their hope was taken away from them. The Nazis certainly got what they expected. Even after the trials had taken place, many people were still searching for justice. Many people did not believe that Hitler was dead. They thought he was still alive and hidden and wanted to find him to kill him. They wanted to do him justice. They even had Nazi hunters go all over the world to track down and capture Nazis to bring them back for their trial..