The International Military Tribunal charged German officials with criminal conspiracy 15 years before the Eichmann trial.

What we found

Supports. The IMT indictment of October 18, 1945 charged 24 leading Nazi officials with conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.[1][3]

Supports. The Yale Avalon text of the IMT proceedings confirms that Count One of the indictment charged the common plan or conspiracy, covering the Nazi party and the Reich leadership.[2]

Supports. The Eichmann trial commenced on 11 April 1961, and the indictment charged Eichmann with membership in an organisation declared criminal by the IMT at Nuremberg '15 years earlier', matching the claimed timeframe.[4]

Context. The IMT's conspiracy finding rested on accused persons' participation in conferences where they openly spoke of intent to wage aggressive war, and eight defendants were found guilty of conspiracy.[5]

Sources

5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated

1. 1Fact Check: Media NOT 'Put To Death For Lying' At Nuremberg Trialsleadstories.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2. 2The trial of German major war criminals : proceedings of the International Military Tribunal sitting at Nuremberg Germanyavalon.law.yale.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
3. 3International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg | Holocaust Encyclopediaencyclopedia.ushmm.org · not rated · cited for: supports
4. 4www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org › case › 192ICD - Eichmann - Asser Instituteinternationalcrimesdatabase.org · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 5Lore of the Corps: The Nuremberg Trials at 75tjaglcs.army.mil · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

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• The Pete Quiñones Show · Oct 10, 2026“the way that the International Military Tribunal 15 years before had gotten around this challenge. Was, as I think we discussed in earlier episodes, they alleged, well, this wasn't a normal government, and these weren't acts committed pursuant to exigencies of war. This was a criminal conspiracy”Post →

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