▁force - f ed . ▁ ▁Germany ▁surrender ed ▁un condition ally ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁H ess , ▁facing ▁charges ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁criminal , ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁appear ▁before ▁the ▁International ▁Military ▁Trib unal ▁and ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁N ure m berg ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁N ure m berg ▁Tri als ▁ ▁The ▁Al lies ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁held ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁trib un als ▁and ▁tri als , ▁beginning ▁with ▁a ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁war ▁crim inals ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁H ess ▁was ▁tried ▁with ▁this ▁first ▁group ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁defend ants , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁four ▁counts — con sp i racy ▁to ▁commit ▁cr imes , ▁cr imes ▁against ▁peace , ▁war ▁cr imes ▁and ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity , ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁international ▁laws ▁gover ning ▁war fare . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁N ure m berg , ▁H ess ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁poss essions , ▁including ▁samples ▁of ▁food ▁he ▁said ▁had ▁been ▁poison ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ; ▁he ▁proposed ▁to ▁use ▁these ▁for ▁his ▁defence ▁during ▁the ▁trial . ▁The ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁facility , ▁Colonel ▁Bur ton ▁C . ▁And rus ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁ad vised ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁no