WW2 War Crimes Trials

J L Gabbott

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.

17 Episoden

The Trial of Lord Haw Haw
11.4.2022
26:58
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.
The Trial of John Demjanjuk
10.3.2022
18:54
The trial of John Demjanjuk, suspected of being the guard known as ‘Ivan the Terrible’, ended in failure. But that was only the start …
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The Trial of SS Oberscharführer Calesson
10.2.2022
16:38
Did Otto Calesson commit a series of heinous war crimes, or was he framed? You decide.
The Trial of Martin Bormann
10.1.2022
24:06
Martin Bormann was tried in his absence. How fair was that?
The Trial of SS Hauptsturmführer Josef Kramer
10.12.2021
13:14
Josef Kramer was known as the 'Beast of Belsen'. Did he deserve that name, or was he in fact a pleasant fellow?
Belsen: The False Testimony of the British Brigadier
10.11.2021
10:49
Brigadier Glyn Hughes gave the Belsen court evidence which was false and misleading.
The Trial of General Homma
10.9.2021
24:53
General Masaharu Homma and the Bataan Death March: war criminal or outstanding soldier?
The Trial of Oscar Schmitz
17.8.2021
9:59
Oscar Schmitz was charged with committing war crimes while a guard at Belsen. But he was innocent.
The Trial of SS Unterscharführer Karl Egersdorf
15.7.2021
7:00
Karl Egersdorf worked at the Belsen Concentration Camp. Why did the British put him on trial?
The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
24.6.2021
18:52
The Nuremberg Trials have acquired the reputation of being a great exercise of justice by the Allies. Is that reputation really deserved?

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WW2 War Crimes Trials

J L Gabbott

17 Episoden

The Trial of Lord Haw Haw

The Trial of John Demjanjuk

The Trial of SS Oberscharführer Calesson

The Trial of Martin Bormann

The Trial of SS Hauptsturmführer Josef Kramer

Belsen: The False Testimony of the British Brigadier

The Trial of General Homma

The Trial of Oscar Schmitz

The Trial of SS Unterscharführer Karl Egersdorf

The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials