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.
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.
10 Mar 2022
The Trial of 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 …
10 Feb 2022
The Trial of SS Oberscharführer Calesson
Did Otto Calesson commit a series of heinous war crimes, or was he framed? You decide.
10 Jan 2022
The Trial of Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann was tried in his absence. How fair was that?
10 Dec 2021
The Trial of SS Hauptsturmführer Josef Kramer
Josef Kramer was known as the 'Beast of Belsen'. Did he deserve that name, or was he in fact a pleasant fellow?
10 Nov 2021
Belsen: The False Testimony of the British Brigadier
Brigadier Glyn Hughes gave the Belsen court evidence which was false and misleading.
10 Sept 2021
The Trial of General Homma
General Masaharu Homma and the Bataan Death March: war criminal or outstanding soldier?
17 Aug 2021
The Trial of Oscar Schmitz
Oscar Schmitz was charged with committing war crimes while a guard at Belsen. But he was innocent.
15 Jul 2021
The Trial of SS Unterscharführer Karl Egersdorf
Karl Egersdorf worked at the Belsen Concentration Camp. Why did the British put him on trial?
24 Jun 2021
The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
The Nuremberg Trials have acquired the reputation of being a great exercise of justice by the Allies. Is that reputation really deserved?
15 Jun 2021
The Trial of U-boat Captain Heinz-Wilhelm Eck
Two submarines, two war crimes - but only one war crimes trial
9 Jun 2021
The Trial of General Yamashita
Was General Tomoyuki Yamashita guilty of the terrible war crimes he was charged with - or was he himself a victim?
4 Jun 2021
The Trial of SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 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.
3 Jun 2021
The Trial of Hilde Lisiewitz
Hilde Lisiewitz was a guard at Belsen and was found guilty of war crimes. But did her accuser commit perjury?
3 Jun 2021
The Trial of Irma Grese
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?
31 May 2021
The War Crimes Trial of Dr 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?
20 May 2021
The Belsen War Crimes Trial
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.
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