Belsen Defendants

The Bergen-Belsen trial had 32 defendants, who were charged with either one or two counts, and 12 defendants were charged with both counts.

The two counts deal with offences alleged to have been committed at Bergen-Belsen (Count One) and at Auschwitz (Count Two).

At Bergen-Belsen, Germany, between 1 October 1942 and 30 April 1945, when members of the staff of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp responsible for the well-being of the persons interned there, in violation of the law and usages of war, were together concerned as parties to the ill-treatment of certain of such persons, causing the deaths of Keith Meyer (a British national), Anna Kis, Sara Kohn (both Hungarian nationals), Heinrich Glinovjechy and Maria Konatkevicz (both Polish nationals) and Marcel Freson de Montigny (a French national), Maurice Van Eijnsbergen (a Dutch national), Maurice Van Mevlenaar (a Belgian national), Jan Markowski and Georgej Ferenz (both Polish nationals), Salvatore Verdura (an Italian national) and Therese Klee (a British national of Honduras), Allied nationals, and other Allied nationals whose names are unknown, and physical suffering to other persons interned there, Allied nationals, and particularly to Harold Osmund le Druillenec (a British national), Benec Zuchermann, a female internee named Korperova, a female internee named Hoffmann, Luba Rormann, Isa Frydmann (all Polish nationals) and Alexandra Siwdowa, a Russian national and other Allied nationals whose names are unknown.

Count One.

At Auschwitz, Poland, between 1 October 1942 and 30 April 1945, when members of the staff at Auschwitz Concentration Camp responsible for the well-being of the persons interned there, in violation of the law and usages of war, were together concerned as parties to the ill-treatment of certain of such persons, causing the deaths of Rachella Silberstein (a Polish national), Allied nationals, and other Allied nationals whose names are unknown, and physical suffering to other persons interned there, Allied nationals, and particularly to Eva Gryka and Hanka Rosenwayg (both Polish nationals) and other Allied nationals whose names are unknown.

Count Two.

To aid with identification, the defendant worn the number shown in “Charges” table below. Josef Kramer, who sat in the front row of the dock, wore number 1. Fritz Klein, who was seated next to Kramer, wore number 2.

The prosecution case against the following were dropped as they were unable to be in court: Nikolas Jenner (13), Paul Steinmetz (15) and Walter Melcher (24).

NO.DEFENDANTONETWODEFENDED BY
1Kramer JMaj TCM Winwood
2Klein FMaj TCM Winwood
3Weingartner PMaj TCM Winwood
4Kraft GMaj TCM Winwood
5Hoessler FMaj AS Munro
6Bormann JMaj AS Munro
7Volkenrath EMaj AS Munro
8Ehlert HMaj AS Munro
9Grese IMaj LSW Cranfield
10Lothe IMaj LSW Cranfield
11Lohbauer HMaj LSW Cranfield
12Klippel JMaj LSW Cranfield
14Schmedidzt OCapt DF Roberts
16Flrazich KCapt DF Roberts
17Gura LMaj C Brown
18Mathes FMaj C Brown
19Calesson OMaj C Brown
21Egersdorf KMaj C Brown
22Pinchen ACapt JH Fielden
23Otto WCapt JH Fielden
25Stofel FCapt JH Fielden
26Schreirer HCapt BW Corbally
27Dor WilhelmCapt BW Corbally
28Barsh ECapt BW Corbally
29Zoddel ECapt BW Corbally
30Schlomoivicz ICapt AHS Neave
33Forster IlseCapt AHS Neave
34Forster IdaCapt AHS Neave
35Opitz KCapt AHS Neave
36Klein CCapt JR Phillips
37Bothe HCapt JR Phillips
38Walter FCapt JR Phillips
39Haschke ICapt JR Phillips
40Flest GCapt JM Boyd
41Sauer GCapt JM Boyd
42Lisiewitz HCapt JM Boyd
43Roth JCapt DE Munro
44Hempel ACapt DE Munro
45Halmal HCapt DE Munro
48Satroska SLieut A Jedzejowicz
47Polanski ALieut A Jedzejowicz
46Kopper HLieut A Jedzejowicz
31Ostrowoski VLieut A Jedzejowicz
20Burgraf MLieut A Jedzejowicz
32Aurdzeig ALieut A Jedzejowicz
Bergen-Belsen Trial Defendants.