The Nuremberg Hangings — Not So Smooth Either

The Nuremberg Hangings — Not So Smooth Either

Except: flash back to 1946, and the conclusion of the trials at Nuremberg, in which 11 high-ranking Nazi officers were ultimately condemned to death by hanging. One of them, Hermann Göring, managed to finish himself in his cell with a cyanide capsule just hours before the execution was to take place, but the others took their trip to the gallows.


Comment: Interesting read for history (especially for WWII) devotees