William Joyce – Lord Haw Haw – broadcast propaganda from Germany to Britain. Everyone thought he was British and wanted him to be hanged. He was in fact American, but that did not save him.

William Joyce – Lord Haw Haw – broadcast propaganda from Germany to Britain. Everyone thought he was British and wanted him to be hanged. He was in fact American, but that did not save him.

The Trial of Lord Haw Haw

John Demjanjuk

The trial of John Demjanjuk, suspected of being the guard known as ‘Ivan the Terrible’, ended in failure. But that was only the start …

The trial of John Demjanjuk, suspected of being the guard known as ‘Ivan the Terrible’, ended in failure. But that was only the start …

The Trial of John Demjanjuk

Did Otto Calesson commit a series of heinous war crimes, or was he framed? You decide.

Did Otto Calesson commit a series of heinous war crimes, or was he framed? You decide.

The Trial of SS Oberscharführer Calesson

Martin Bormann

Martin Bormann was tried in his absence. How fair was that?

Martin Bormann was tried in his absence. How fair was that?

The Trial of Martin Bormann

Josef Kramer was known as the 'Beast of Belsen'. Did he deserve that name, or was he in fact a pleasant fellow?

Josef Kramer was known as the 'Beast of Belsen'. Did he deserve that name, or was he in fact a pleasant fellow?

The Trial of SS Hauptsturmführer Josef Kramer

Brigadier Glyn Hughes gave the Belsen court evidence which was false and misleading.

Brigadier Glyn Hughes gave the Belsen court evidence which was false and misleading.

Belsen: The False Testimony of the British Brigadier

General Masaharu Homma and the Bataan Death March: war criminal or outstanding soldier?

General Masaharu Homma and the Bataan Death March: war criminal or outstanding soldier?

The Trial of General Homma

Oscar Schmitz was charged with committing war crimes while a guard at Belsen. But he was innocent.

Oscar Schmitz was charged with committing war crimes while a guard at Belsen. But he was innocent.

The Trial of Oscar Schmitz

Karl Egersdorf worked at the Belsen Concentration Camp. Why did the British put him on trial?

Karl Egersdorf worked at the Belsen Concentration Camp. Why did the British put him on trial?

The Trial of SS Unterscharführer Karl Egersdorf

The Nuremberg Trials have acquired the reputation of being a great exercise of justice by the Allies. Is that reputation really deserved?

The Nuremberg Trials have acquired the reputation of being a great exercise of justice by the Allies. Is that reputation really deserved?

The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials

Were the war crimes trials held by the Allies in Europe and the Far East after the Second World War fair and just? We look at the trials: the law, the charges and the evidence. Be prepared to be surprised.

Two submarines, two war crimes - but only one war crimes trial

Two submarines, two war crimes - but only one war crimes trial

The Trial of U-boat Captain Heinz-Wilhelm Eck

Was General Tomoyuki Yamashita guilty of the terrible war crimes he was charged with - or was he himself a victim?

Was General Tomoyuki Yamashita guilty of the terrible war crimes he was charged with - or was he himself a victim?

The Trial of General Yamashita

Joachim Peiper

Joachim Peiper was charged with murdering many Allied soldiers and civilians at Malmedy, during the Battle of the Bulge. He was tried after the War by the Americans, but the trial was a disaster. Let us see why.

Joachim Peiper was charged with murdering many Allied soldiers and civilians at Malmedy, during the Battle of the Bulge. He was tried after the War by the Americans, but the trial was a disaster. Let us see why.

The Trial of SS Obersturmbannfuhrer Peiper

Hilde Lisiewitz was a guard at Belsen and was found guilty of war crimes. But did her accuser commit perjury?

Hilde Lisiewitz was a guard at Belsen and was found guilty of war crimes. But did her accuser commit perjury?

The Trial of Hilde Lisiewitz

Irma Grese was a guard at Belsen. She was charged and convicted of war crimes, and then she was hanged. But did the court act properly?

Irma Grese was a guard at Belsen. She was charged and convicted of war crimes, and then she was hanged. But did the court act properly?

The Trial of Irma Grese

Fritz Klein

Fritz Klein was a doctor at Auschwitz and Belsen and was singled out by the British for vicious treatment before being hanged. Was that fair?

Fritz Klein was a doctor at Auschwitz and Belsen and was singled out by the British for vicious treatment before being hanged. Was that fair?

The War Crimes Trial of Dr Fritz Klein

The British liberated Belsen Concentration Camp on 15th April 1945 and were confronted by a human catastrophe on an unimaginable scale. They wanted to hold to account those responsible, and decided to hold a war crimes trial. In this episode we examine the challenges which faced them: what law to apply, the charge to be preferred, the evidence. We shall see how they rose - or failed to rise - to meet those challenges.

The British liberated Belsen Concentration Camp on 15th April 1945 and were confronted by a human catastrophe on an unimaginable scale. They wanted to hold to account those responsible, and decided to hold a war crimes trial. In this episode we examine the challenges which faced them: what law to apply, the charge to be preferred, the evidence. We shall see how they rose - or failed to rise - to meet those challenges.

The Belsen War Crimes Trial

WW2 War Crimes Trials

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