Nazi war criminals

Germany:

100-year-old former Nazi guard cleared to face trial

Higher regional court in Frankfurt overturns a lower court's ruling that Gregor Formanek, a 100-year-old former guard at Sachsenhausen, was unfit to stand trial.

Germany:

Court upholds conviction of former secretary at Nazi camp

Irmgard Furchner, 99-year-old former secretary at Stutthof camp, loses appeal against her 2022 conviction for complicity in the murder of over 10,000 people.

Germany:

98-year-old former SS guard charged with accessory to murder

98-year-old German citizen accused of supporting the killing of prisoners at the Nazi Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

How antisemitism shifted from Nazi Germany to the Arab world

There is “an ideological link between the Nazi war against the Jews and the Arab war against Israel three years later..". Op-ed.

Convicted Nazi camp guard dies at 102

Josef Schuetz, who was found guilty of being an accessory to murder, dies while awaiting outcome of appeal.

B’nai Brith:

Canadian government must release files on Nazi war criminals

Calling the issue a 'dark stain' on Canada, advocacy org demands release of documents on Nazi war criminals living in the country.

Former secretary at Nazi concentration camp says she’s sorry

Lawyers for 97-year-old former secretary at Stutthoff ask for their client to be acquitted.

Former Nazi guard claims he was merely a farmhand working nearby

101-year-old accused of being guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp says he was a laborer at a factory and farm, not an SS watchman.

Former concentration camp guard tells court he's not guilty

100-year-old former guard at Sachsenhausen camp tells German court he's innocent of charges of assisting in the murder of 3,518 prisoners.

Former Nazi death camp secretary released after fleeing trial

96-year-old former secretary at Stutthof who tried to flee before her trial released from custody in Germany ahead of the next hearing.

Nazi war crimes suspect caught after fleeing trial

96-year-old woman caught hours after failing to turn up for trial on charges of aiding and abetting mass murder in Nazi concentration camp.

Deportation hearing for Nazi death squad member to resume

Helmet Oberlander's lawyer's request to end hearing or have it proceed in private is turned down by Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

Canadian Jewish org calls for removal of statues linked to Nazis

Friends Of Simon Wiesenthal Center again calls for two Edmonton monuments to be taken down after graffiti highlighted their Nazi-links.

Germany to prosecute over a dozen more Nazi war criminals

German prosecutors gearing up for probes of over a dozen suspected Nazis war criminals.

German court says former Nazi camp guard is unfit to stand trial

German court halts proceedings against 96-year-old former camp guard in Stutthof, but rules he must pay his own legal fees.

Former Nazi guard agrees to be questioned by German prosecutors

95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard deported from Tennessee agrees to be questioned by German prosecutors.

Former Nazi camp guard charged in Germany

German prosecutors charge 100-year-old man who allegedly served as guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Former secretary at Nazi camp charged with complicity in murders

Former female secretary from Stutthof concentration camp charged with complicity in murders of 10,000 people.

Germany: Appeals against conviction of Nazi guard dropped

All appeals against conviction of concentration camp guard Bruno Dey dropped, making the decision legally binding.

Former SS guard convicted of being accessory to murder

93-year-old Bruno Dey sentenced by court to two-year suspended sentence for being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp.

Former Nazi guard apologizes to Holocaust victims

93-year-old Bruno Dey is accused of complicity in the murder of 5,230 people when he worked as an SS tower guard at the Stutthof camp.

German prosecutors demand jail time for former Nazi guard

93-year-old Bruno Dey accused of complicity in the murder of 5,230 people at the Stutthof camp.

Russia asks Canada for files on ex-Nazi death squad member

Russia asks Canada to hand over case files on 95-year-old Helmut Oberlander who lost his Canadian citizenship due over wartime activities.

Suspected SS guard says he's 'sorry' for his actions

93-year-old former SS guard expresses regret in first day of trial for complicity in murder of more than 5,000 people at Stutthof.

Nazi guard, 92, charged with 5,230 accessory to murder acts

'What good would it have done for me to leave? They’d just have found somebody else,' the former Nazi guard says.

German court drops case against former Nazi camp guard

Case against former Stutthof guard Johann Rehbogen dropped due to his health.

Trial of former Nazi guard likely won't be restarted

Trial of 95-year-old Johann Rehbogen, a former SS guard in Stutthof, was suspended in December due to health concerns.

Former Nazi guard dies after being deported from US

Former Nazi labor camp guard Jakiw Palij, who was deported from US to Germany in August, dies at 95.

Former Majdanek guard 'too sick' to face trial

German court says it won't put on trial 97-year-old former guard at Majdanek death camp due to his health.

Trial of former Nazi guard collapses over his health

Judges end proceedings in trial of former SS guard at Stutthof due to questions about his health.

Former Nazi death camp guard charged with accessory to murder

German prosecutors charge 95-year-old with more than 36,000 counts of accessory to murder at the Mauthausen camp.

Former SS guard to stand trial over deaths at Stutthof

94-year-old to go on trial on charges of complicity in mass murders of several hundred prisoners at Stutthof concentration camp.

Deportation of Nazi ignites partisan debate in US

Trump administration's announcement of deportation of SS guard from concentration camp sparks partisan fight.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' again asks for clemency

96-year-old former Auschwitz guard submits request for clemency in a bid to avoid serving his sentence for accessory to murder.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' asks for clemency to avoid jail

Former Auschwitz guard Oskar Groening launches bid for clemency in a final bid to avoid serving his sentence as an accessory to murder.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' must go to jail, judge rules

Germany's constitutional court rejects appeal of former SS guard Oskar Groening against his jail sentence.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' challenges jail sentence

Former SS guard Oskar Groening says imprisonment would violate his "right to life".

Former guard at Majdanek charged in Germany

German prosecutors charge 96-year-old former SS guard at Majdanek with complicity in the murder of detainees.

Tillerson urged to deport Nazi guard living in Queens

New York congressman writes Secretary of State, demanding he take action to deport 92-year-old Nazi death camp guard Jakiw Palij.

Auschwitz Museum offers confidentiality to Nazi war criminals

Polish Jews outraged after director of Auschwitz Museum calls on Nazi guards to come forward with artifacts, promises confidentiality.

Trial of former SS medic stalls again, sparking anger

German court again suspends the trial of 95-year-old Hubert Zafke, a former medical orderly at the Auschwitz death camp.

Trial of former SS medic opens after long delay

Trial of 95-year-old Hubert Zafke, who served at Auschwitz, opens in Germany amid health concerns.

Forgiving the unforgivable

Germany identifies eight suspected Nazi war criminals

German investigators identify eight suspected Nazi war criminals who worked at the Stutthof concentration camp.

Germany drops investigation of former SS officer

German prosecutors drop investigation of former SS officer Wilhelm Kusterer, suspected of war crimes in Italy.

93-year-old Auschwitz guard dies a week before trial

Former SS guard dies a week before he was scheduled to go on trial for his alleged role in the murder of more than 1,000 at Auschwitz.

Suspected Auschwitz guard dies in Croatia

Jakob Denzinger, who was under investigation for his Nazi past, dies at 92 before being prosecuted.

German court deems Auschwitz paramedic fit for trial

German court permits trial of 95-year-old accused of being an accessory to the murder of at least 3,681 people at Auschwitz.

German court deems former Auschwitz guard fit for trial

German court says 93-year-old former SS sergeant charged with accessory to murder at Auschwitz is fit for trial.

Germany Charges Female Who Served at Auschwitz

91-year-old woman charged as an accessory to the murder of 260,000 people at Auschwitz.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Appeals Conviction

Defense team for Oskar Groening appeals his conviction of 300,000 counts of accessory to murder.

Prosecutors Seeking 3.5-Year Sentence for 'Auschwitz Bookkeeper'

German prosecutors ask for 3½-year prison sentence for Oskar Groening, a former SS sergeant who served at Auschwitz.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Admits Guilt Before Trial Postponed

Oskar Groening admits guilt for his role in the Holocaust, a day before closing arguments postponed due to his bad health.

130 Ex-Nazis Given US Retirement Benefits

Social Security Administration reveals that $20.2 million was paid to ex-Nazi war criminals.

Session in Trial of 'Auschwitz Bookkeeper' Called Off

This week's session in the trial of Oskar Groening called off due to his poor health.

Poland to Publish Extensive List of Auschwitz Staff

Poland is preparing an extensive list of the personnel who served in Auschwitz, where more than 8,700 people are now believe to have worked.

Nazi-Hunters Praise German Efforts to Charge War Criminals

The Simon Wiesenthal Center touts Germany for most positive results in indicting Nazi war criminals from April 2014- May 2015.

Fifth-Most Wanted Nazi Criminal Dies a Free Man

Soren Kam, who was the fifth-most wanted war criminal on the Simon Wiesenthal Center list, dies at 93.

Was There a Nazi Hideout in Argentina?

Argentine archaeologist discovers what he says may have been a hideout for Nazis, located near the border with Paraguay.

Germany Charges Former Auschwitz Guard

German court charges 93-year-old with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as an SS guard at Auschwitz.