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DJAG No 7-51: (Defendants as listed and numbered on the lists of accused and sentences...

Catalogue reference: WO 235/605

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This record is about the DJAG No 7-51: (Defendants as listed and numbered on the lists of accused and sentences... dating from 1945-1949 in the series Judge Advocate General's Office: War Crimes Case Files, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 235/605
Date
1945-1949
Description

DJAG No 7-51:

(Defendants as listed and numbered on the lists of accused and sentences in the document, with variations in spelling):

  • Defendant: (1) Josef Kramer.
  • Defendant: (2) Fritz Klein.
  • Defendant: (3) Peter Weingartner [Peter Weingärtner].
  • Defendant: (4) Georg Kraft [Georg Krafft].
  • Defendant: (5) (Franz) Hoessler (or Hessler or Essler or Hossler) [Franz Hössler].
  • Defendant: (6) Juana (or Juanna) Bormann (or Borman) [Johanna Bormann].
  • Defendant: (7) Elisabeth (or Elizabeth) Volkenrath [Elisabeth Volkenrath].
  • Defendant: (8) Herta (or Hertha) Ehlert [Hertha Ehlert].
  • Defendant: (9) Irma Grese.
  • Defendant: (10) Ilse Lothe.
  • Defendant: (11) Hilde (or Hilda) Lobauer (or Lohbauer) [Hilde Lohbauer].
  • Defendant: (12) Josef Klippel.
  • Defendant: (13) Nikolas Jenner (or Jonner): Listed on initial charge sheet in the document but then absent.
  • Defendant: (14) Oscar Schmedidzt (or Schmitz) [Oskar Schmitz].
  • Defendant: (15) Paul Steinmetz: Listed on initial charge sheet in the document but then absent.
  • Defendant: (16) Karl Flrazich (or Franzisch or Francioh) [Karl Franzioh or Karl Francioh].
  • Defendant: (17) Ladislaw Gura: Listed on initial charge sheet in the document but then absent.
  • Defendant: (18) Fritz Mathes.
  • Defendant: (19) Otto Calesson (or Kulessa) [Otto Kulessa].
  • Defendant: (20) Medislaw (or Wladislaw or Mieczyslaw) Burgraf [Medislaw Burgraf].
  • Defendant: (21) Karl Egersderf (or Egersdorf) [Karl Egersdörfer].
  • Defendant: (22) Anchor Pinchen [Ansgar Pichen].
  • Defendant: (23) Walter Otto.
  • Defendant: (24) Walter Melcher: Listed on initial charge sheet in the document but then absent.
  • Defendant: (25) Franz Stofel (or Stopel) [Franz Stofel or Franz Stärfl].
  • Defendant: (26) Heinrich Schreirer [Heinrich Schreier].
  • Defendant: (27) Wilhelm Dor [Wilhelm Dörr].
  • Defendant: (28) Eric Barsch (or Basch) [Erich Barsch].
  • Defendant: (29) Erich Zoddel.
  • Defendant: (30) Ignatz Schlomoivicz (or Schlomovicz) [Ignatz Schlomowitz].
  • Defendant: (31) Vladislav (or Wladislaw) Ostrowoski (or Ostrowski or Ostroviski) [Vladislav Ostrowski].
  • Defendant: (32) Antoni (or Anton) Aurdziej (or Aurdziog) [Antoni Awdziej].
  • Defendant: (33) Ilse Forster [Ilse Förster].
  • Defendant: (34) Ida Forster [Ida Förster].
  • Defendant: (35) Klara Opitz.
  • Defendant: (36) Charlotte Klein.
  • Defendant: (37) Hertha Bothe [Herta Bothe].
  • Defendant: (38) Frieda Walter.
  • Defendant: (39) Irene Haschke.
  • Defendant: (40) Gertrude Fiest (or Feist) [Gertrud Feist].
  • Defendant: (41) Gertrude Sauer [Gertrud Sauer].
  • Defendant: (42) Hilde Lisiewitz [Hilde Lisiewicz].
  • Defendant: (43) Johanne (or Johanna) Rothe (or Roth) [Johanne Roth].
  • Defendant: (44) Anna Hempel.
  • Defendant: (45) Hildegard Hahnel.
  • Defendant: (46) Helena Kopper.
  • Defendant: (47) Anton Polanski.
  • Defendant: (48) Stanislawa Staroska (or Starostka) [Stanislawa Starostka or Stanislawa Starotska].

Related material

See also WO 235/12-24:

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Case No. 12
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4408011/

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Judge Advocate General's Office: War Crimes Case Files, Second World War

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