Who tried Rudolf Höss for his war crimes?
The Polish Supreme National Tribunal
The Nuremberg Tribunal
The Warsaw Ghetto Tribunal
The United Nations War Crimes Commission
Answer
The Polish Supreme National Tribunal (Najwyższy Trybunał Narodowy) tried and sentenced Rudolf Höss for his war crimes. Höss was the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp. He was convicted of mass murder and crimes against humanity. The trial was held in Warsaw, Poland, and lasted from 1946 to 1947. Höss was sentenced to death by hanging and was executed in 1947.
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