However , Nuremberg was chosen as the site for the trials for specific reasons : The same courtroom in Nuremberg was the venue of the Nuremberg Military Tribunals , organised by the United States as occupying power in the area .
The Soviet Union had wanted the trials to take place in Berlin , but Nuremberg was chosen as the site for the trials for specific reasons : The same courtroom in Nuremberg was the venue of the Nuremberg Military Tribunals , organised by the United States as occupying power in the area .