Question

How did the Eichmann trial differ from the Nuremberg trials and what was the impact of the Eichmann trial?

Answer 1

Eichmann trial was different in several ways. The public could, for the first time, watch coverage of the trial on television. The Eichmann trial brought the true scope of the Holocaust into public focus, filling the pages of newspapers with the stories of Holocaust survivors. While previous trials, including the Nuremberg Trials, had focused primarily on documentary evidence, the Eichmann trial called Holocaust survivors to the stand to share their personal experiences, with approximately 100 survivors taking the stand and testifying during the trial, which lasted from April 1960 until August 1961.