When Belsen was liberated in April 1945, the impact in the UK was huge. While there had been information about concentration camps for some years, the impact on the British troops who had fought their way into Northern Germany through France, Belgium and the Netherlands, is hard to express in words. The scenes that the… Continue reading Bergen-Belsen Trial
Category: Belsen
Verdicts & Sentences
This page lists the verdicts and sentences passed upon the defendants in the British War Crimes trial held concerning the Bergen-Belsen camp. The counts faced by each defendant, the verdict and where found guilty the sentence are shown. The two counts deal with offences alleged to have been committed at Belsen (Count One) and at… Continue reading Verdicts & Sentences
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… Continue reading Belsen Defendants