What was Dönitz found guilty of at the Nuremberg trials?
Crimes against humanity
Planning, initiating, and waging wars of aggression
Genocide
All of the above
Answer
Dönitz was indicted on three counts at the Nuremberg trials: conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. However, he was found not guilty of crimes against humanity, but guilty of committing crimes against peace and war crimes against the laws of war.
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