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
10/03/2022 | 18 mins.
The trial of John Demjanjuk, suspected of being the guard known as ‘Ivan the Terrible’, ended in failure. But that was only the start …
The Trial of SS Oberscharführer Calesson
10/02/2022 | 16 mins.
Did Otto Calesson commit a series of heinous war crimes, or was he framed? You decide.
The Trial of Martin Bormann
10/01/2022 | 24 mins.
Martin Bormann was tried in his absence. How fair was that?
The Trial of SS Hauptsturmführer Josef Kramer
10/12/2021 | 13 mins.
Josef Kramer was known as the 'Beast of Belsen'. Did he deserve that name, or was he in fact a pleasant fellow?
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.