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.	DEFENDANT	ONE	TWO	DEFENDED BY
1	Kramer J	✓	✓	Maj TCM Winwood
2	Klein F	✓	✓	Maj TCM Winwood
3	Weingartner P	✓	✓	Maj TCM Winwood
4	Kraft G	✓	✓	Maj TCM Winwood
5	Hoessler F	✓	✓	Maj AS Munro
6	Bormann J	✓	✓	Maj AS Munro
7	Volkenrath E	✓	✓	Maj AS Munro
8	Ehlert H	✓	✓	Maj AS Munro
9	Grese I	✓	✓	Maj LSW Cranfield
10	Lothe I	✓	✓	Maj LSW Cranfield
11	Lohbauer H	✓	✓	Maj LSW Cranfield
12	Klippel J	✓	–	Maj LSW Cranfield
14	Schmedidzt O	✓	–	Capt DF Roberts
16	Flrazich K	✓	–	Capt DF Roberts
17	Gura L	✓	–	Maj C Brown
18	Mathes F	✓	–	Maj C Brown
19	Calesson O	✓	–	Maj C Brown
21	Egersdorf K	✓	–	Maj C Brown
22	Pinchen A	✓	–	Capt JH Fielden
23	Otto W	✓	–	Capt JH Fielden
25	Stofel F	✓	–	Capt JH Fielden
26	Schreirer H	✓	✓	Capt BW Corbally
27	Dor Wilhelm	✓	–	Capt BW Corbally
28	Barsh E	✓	–	Capt BW Corbally
29	Zoddel E	✓	–	Capt BW Corbally
30	Schlomoivicz I	✓	–	Capt AHS Neave
33	Forster Ilse	✓	–	Capt AHS Neave
34	Forster Ida	✓	–	Capt AHS Neave
35	Opitz K	✓	–	Capt AHS Neave
36	Klein C	✓	–	Capt JR Phillips
37	Bothe H	✓	–	Capt JR Phillips
38	Walter F	✓	–	Capt JR Phillips
39	Haschke I	✓	–	Capt JR Phillips
40	Flest G	✓	–	Capt JM Boyd
41	Sauer G	✓	–	Capt JM Boyd
42	Lisiewitz H	✓	–	Capt JM Boyd
43	Roth J	✓	–	Capt DE Munro
44	Hempel A	✓	–	Capt DE Munro
45	Halmal H	✓	–	Capt DE Munro
48	Satroska S	–	✓	Lieut A Jedzejowicz
47	Polanski A	✓	–	Lieut A Jedzejowicz
46	Kopper H	✓	–	Lieut A Jedzejowicz
31	Ostrowoski V	✓	–	Lieut A Jedzejowicz
20	Burgraf M	✓	–	Lieut A Jedzejowicz
32	Aurdzeig A	✓	–	Lieut A Jedzejowicz