Timeline of the Nuremberg Trials By maryjoens Nov 20, 1945 Trial Begins Nov 29, 1945 Nazi Concentration Camps Film Shown Dec 13, 1945 Artifacts from Buchenwald Concentration Camp Presented Dec 18, 1945 Presentation of Evidence Against Nazi Organizations Begins Period: Jan 8, 1946 to Mar 7, 1946 Prosecution Presents its Case Feb 18, 1946 Film of Nazi Atrocities Shown Mar 8, 1946 Defense Begins its Case Period: Mar 8, 1946 to Jul 3, 1946 Defense Presents its Case Jul 4, 1946 Defense Begins Trial Summation Jul 26, 1946 Prosecution Begins Trial Summation Aug 31, 1946 Defendants Make Final Statements Sep 2, 1946 Judges Begin Deciding Verdicts Oct 1, 1946 Verdicts Handed Down