Simulations, Sarcasm and 200 Tons of Documents: How the Nuremberg Trials Worked The trial opened on November 20, 1945 and lasted 315 days, of which 216 days were spent directly in court hearings. Goering tried to assume unofficial leadership among the accused: he behaved arrogantly, answered in detail and with sarcasm. Hess pretended to be deaf, fell into a frenzy and declared that he was suffering from amnesia. Ribbentrop looked completely confused and depressed, while Streicher, on the contrary, behaved defiantly. What surprised the process and which of the Nazis admitted guilt - in the new issue of "LIKBEZ. by".