Stephen's Study Room:
British Military & Criminal History in the period 1900 to 1999.
Introduction
This page lists all the defendants in the British War Crimes trial held concerning the Belsen camp. The counts faced by each defendant and their defending officer are also shown. The two counts deal with offences alleged to have been committed at Belsen (Count One) and at Auschwitz (Count Two).
The defendants in the dock.
| KEY | Explanation |
| X | Defendant was charged with this count. |
| - | Defendant was not charged with this count. |
To aid with identification, the defendant worn the number shown in "Charges" table below. This is illustrated in the photograph below. Josef Kramer, in the front row, wears number 1. Fritz Klein, who is seated next to Kramer, wears number 2.
Josef Kramer and some of the other defendants. The defendants legal team are in front of the dock.
| No | Name | One | Two | Defending Officer |
| 1 | Josef Kramer | X | X | Major T.C.M. Winwood, RA |
| 2 | Dr. Fritz Klein | X | X | Major T.C.M. Winwood, RA |
| 3 | Peter Weingartner | X | X | Major T.C.M. Winwood, RA |
| 4 | George Kraft | X | X | Major T.C.M. Winwood, RA |
| 5 | Franz Hoessler | X | X | Major A.S. Munro |
| 6 | Juana Bormann | X | X | Major A.S. Munro |
| 7 | Elisabeth Volkenrath | X | X | Major A.S. Munro |
| 8 | Herta Ehlert | X | X | Major A.S. Munro |
| 9 | Irma Grese | X | X | Major L.S.W. Cranfield |
| 10 | Ilse Lothe | X | X | Major L.S.W. Cranfield |
| 11 | Hilde Lohbauer (Lobauer) | X | X | Major L.S.W. Cranfield |
| 12 | Josef Klippel | X | - | Major L.S.W. Cranfield |
| 14 | Oscar Schmedidzt | X | - | Captain D.F. Roberts, RA |
| 16 | Karl Flrazich (Francioh) | X | - | Captain D.F. Roberts, RA |
| 17 | Ladislaw Gura | X | - | Major C. Brown, RA |
| 18 | Fritz Mathes | X | - | Major C. Brown, RA |
| 19 | Otto Calesson (Kulessa) | X | - | Major C. Brown, RA |
| 21 | Karl Egersdorf | X | - | Major C. Brown, RA |
| 22 | Anchor Pinchen (Ansgar Pichen) | X | - | Captain J.H. Fielden, RA |
| 23 | Walter Otto | X | - | Captain J.H. Fielden, RA |
| 25 | Franz Stofel | X | - | Captain J.H. Fielden, RA |
| 26 | Heinrich Schreirer | X | X | Captain B.W. Corbally, MC |
| 27 | Wilhelm Dor (Dorr) | X | - | Captain B.W. Corbally, MC |
| 28 | Eric Barsch | X | - | Captain B.W. Corbally, MC |
| 29 | Erich Zoddel | X | - | Captain B.W. Corbally, MC |
| 30 | Ignatz Schlomoivicz | X | - | Captain A.H.S. Neave |
| 33 | Ilse Forster | X | - | Captain A.H.S. Neave |
| 34 | Ida Forster | X | - | Captain A.H.S. Neave |
| 35 | Klara Opitz | X | - | Captain A.H.S. Neave |
| 36 | Charlotte Klein | X | - | Captain J.R. Phillips, MC, RA |
| 37 | Herta Bothe | X | - | Captain J.R. Phillips, MC, RA |
| 38 | Frieda Walter | X | - | Captain J.R. Phillips, MC, RA |
| 39 | Irene Haschke | X | - | Captain J.R. Phillips, MC, RA |
| 40 | Gertrud Fiest | X | - | Captain J.M. Boyd, RA |
| 41 | Gertrud Sauer | X | - | Captain J.M. Boyd, RA |
| 42 | Hilde Lisiewitz | X | - | Captain J.M. Boyd, RA |
| 43 | Johanne Roth | X | - | Captain D.E. Munro |
| 44 | Anna Hempel | X | - | Captain D.E. Munro |
| 45 | Hildegard Halmel | X | - | Captain D.E. Munro |
| 48 | Stanislawa Staroska (Starostka) | - | X | Lieutenant A. Jedzejowicz |
| 47 | Anton Polanski | X | - | Lieutenant A. Jedzejowicz |
| 46 | Helena Kopper | X | - | Lieutenant A. Jedzejowicz |
| 31 | Vladislav Ostrowoski (Ostroski) | X | - | Lieutenant A. Jedzejowicz |
| 20 | Medislaw Burgraf | X | - | Lieutenant A. Jedzejowicz |
| 32 | Antoni Aurdzeig | X | - | Lieutenant A. Jedzejowicz |
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).