This is a list of convicted war criminals found guilty of war crimes under the rules of warfare as defined by the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

Nuremberg Trials The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany, for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries, and other crimes, in World War II. Between 1939 and 1945, Nazi Germany invaded m ...

(as well as by earlier agreements established by the Hague Conferences of 1899 and 1907, the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, and the

Geneva Convention upright=1.15, Original document in single pages, 1864 The Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. The singular term ''Geneva Conve ...

s of 1929 and 1949).

American Civil War

Champ Ferguson Samuel "Champ" Ferguson (November 29, 1821 – October 20, 1865) was a notorious Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War. He claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians. He was arrested, tried, and execut ...

(1821-1865), Confederate guerrilla leader sentenced to death for the murders of civilians, prisoners and wounded soldiers during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

. * Henry Wirz (1822–1865), Confederate administrator of the Andersonville Prison

Liberian Civil War

* Charles McArthur Emmanuel (born 1978), Anti-Terrorist Unit member convicted of torture and gang activity. * Charles Taylor (born 1948), 22nd President of Liberia, guilty on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during both the

Sierra Leone Civil War The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002), or the Sierra Leonean Civil War, was a civil war in Sierra Leone that began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Liberian dictator Char ...

and the Second Liberian Civil War.

Guatemalan Civil War

* Felipe Cusanero, military officer convicted of war crimes, torture, and forced disappearances. * Candido Noriega, farmer with far-right paramilitary connections who aided in the capture and murder of left-wing civilians. *

Otto Pérez Molina Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (born 1 December 1950) is a Guatemalan politician and retired general, who was President of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015. Standing as the Patriotic Party (''Partido Patriota'') candidate, he lost the 2007 president ...

(born 1950), Director of Military Intelligence who was involved in scorched earth campaigns, torture, and the murder of POWs and civilians. *

Efraín Ríos Montt José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as ''de facto'' President of Guatemala in 1982–83. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the bloodiest periods i ...

(1926–2018),

President of Guatemala The president of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de Guatemala), officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a s ...

from 1982 to 1983, sentenced to 80 years in prison for war crimes and acts of

genocide Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Lat ...

perpetrated during the Guatemala Civil War.

World War I

Edith Cavell Edith Louisa Cavell ( ; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Be ...

(1865-1915), abused the protection arising from medical status by helping

PoWs A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of w ...

escape, sentenced to death *

Ahmed Djemal Ahmed Djemal ( ota, احمد جمال پاشا, Ahmet Cemâl Paşa; 6 May 1872 – 21 July 1922), also known as Cemal Pasha, was an Ottoman military leader and one of the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Djemal ...

(1872-1922), Minister of the Navy of the Ottoman Empire, sentenced to death ''in absentia'' for his role in the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

* Enver Pasha (1881–1922), Triumvir of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, sentenced to death ''in absentia'' for his role in the

Mehmed Talat Mehmed Talaat (1 September 187415 March 1921), commonly known as Talaat Pasha or Talat Pasha,; tr, Talat Paşa, links=no was an Ottoman politician and convicted war criminal of the late Ottoman Empire who served as its leader from 1913 t ...

(1874-1921), Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, sentenced to death in absentia for his role in the Armenian genocide

World War II

European theatre

Austria

Rudolf Creutz Rudolf Creutz (6 April 1896 – 8 July 1980) was an Austrians, Austrian Nazi and a high-ranking member of the SS during World War II. He was involved in the implementation of racial resettlement programs in the German–occupied Europe, Occupied ...

(1896-1980),

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n member of the

Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...

SS, ordered mass deportation, sentenced to 15 years in prison at the

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

RuSHA trial, released in 1951. *

Alexander Löhr Alexander Löhr (20 May 1885 – 26 February 1947) was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s and, after the annexation of Austria, he was a Luftwaffe commander. Löhr served in the Luftwaffe during World War II, rising to commander o ...

(1885–1947), Austrian and German Air Force (Luftwaffe) commander * Franz Murer (1912–1994), Austrian Nazi SS officer, sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple

extrajudicial killing An extrajudicial killing (also known as extrajudicial execution or extralegal killing) is the deliberate killing of a person without the lawful authority granted by a judicial proceeding. It typically refers to government authorities, whethe ...

s in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

* Artur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946), Austrian government official, collaborator and High Commissioner of the Netherlands

Croatia

Andrija Artuković Andrija Artuković (19 November 1899 – 16 January 1988) was a Croatian lawyer, politician, and senior member of the ultranationalist and fascist Ustasha movement, who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Justice in ...

(1899–1988), Croatian minister of Justice and Internal Affairs,

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Move ...

, sentenced to death, but died before execution * Miroslav Filipović (1915–1946),

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

n Ustashi and administrator of the

Jasenovac concentration camp Jasenovac () was a concentration and extermination camp established in the village of the same name by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II. The concentration camp, one of the ...

* Slavko Kvaternik (1878–1947), Croatian military commander and Minister of Domobranstvo (Armed Forces) * Ljubo Miloš (1919–1948), Ustaše official in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II * Antun Najzer, Croatian physician and member of the Fascist Ustaše movement. He was sentenced to execution by a firing squad. *

Ante Pavelić Ante Pavelić (; 14 July 1889 – 28 December 1959) was a Croatian politician who founded and headed the fascist ultranationalist organization known as the Ustaše in 1929 and served as dictator of the Independent State of Croatia ( hr, l ...

(1889–1959), Croatian leader of the

, sentenced to death ''in absentia'' for multiple war crimes perpetrated during

. *

Dinko Šakić Dinko Šakić (8 September 1921 – 20 July 2008) was a Croatian Ustaše official who commanded the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) from April to November 1944, during World War II. Born in the villag ...

(1921–2008), a convicted Croatian war criminal and commander of the

during World War II. * Tomislav Sertić (1902–1945), member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime *

Vjekoslav Servatzy Vjekoslav Servatzy (23 March 1889 – 17 June 1945) was a Croatian Ustaše military officer and nationalist politician, executed for war crimes in 1945. Biography Servatzy was born in Ruma on 23 March 1889. As an officer in the Austro-Hungari ...

Croatian Ustaše military officer * Slavko Štancer (1872–1945), commander-in-chief and inspector-general of "Domobranstvo", the regular army of the Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War

France

Fernand de Brinon Fernand de Brinon, Marquis de Brinon (; 26 August 1885 – 15 April 1947) was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of French collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. He claimed to have had five private talks with ...

(1885–1947), French collaborator and member of the

Vichy government Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its terr ...

* Joseph Darnand (1897–1945),

Vichy French Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its terr ...

chief of police. *

Philippe Pétain Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (, ) or Marshal Pétain (french: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of Worl ...

(1856–1951), Marshal of France and head of the collaborative

Vichy France Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its te ...

, sentenced to death first, then life imprisonment

Hungary

* László Baky (1898–1946), Hungarian Interior Ministry official * Laszlo Bardossy (1890–1946), Hungarian Prime Minister *

Franz Anton Basch Dr. Franz Anton Basch ( hu, Basch Ferenc Antal) (13 July 1901 – 27 April 1946) was a Shwovish Nazi politician, the chairman of Volksbund der Deutschen in Ungarn and the leader of the Shwoveh (Danube Swabian) community in Hungary. Franz Basch ...

(1901–1946), German Nazi leader in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

* László Endre (1895–1946), Hungarian Minister of the Interior * Béla Imrédy (1891–1946), Hungarian Prime Minister *

Andor Jaross Andor Jaross (23 May 1896 – 11 April 1946) was an ethnic Hungarian politician most active in interwar Czechoslovakia and later in Hungary during World War II. He also notably collaborated with the Nazis. Born in Komáromcsehi, in the Ko ...

(1896–1946), Hungarian Nazi collaborator, executed by

firing squad Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French ''fusil'', rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are ...

Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946), the leader of the Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement, became the "Leader of the Nation" (''Nemzetvezető'') as head of state and simultaneously prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary' ...

(1897–1946), Hungarian head of state * Dome Sztojay (died 1946), Hungarian prime minister

Italy

Nicola Bellomo Nicola may refer to: People * Nicola (name), including a list of people with the given name or, less commonly, the surname ** Nicola (artist) or Nicoleta Alexandru, singer who represented Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicola peopl ...

(1881–1945),

Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

general, executed by

* Pietro Caruso (1899-1944),

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

police chief of

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

Guido Buffarini Guidi Guido Buffarini Guidi (17 August 1895 – 10 July 1945) was an Italian army officer and politician, executed for war crimes in 1945. Biography Buffarini Guidi was born in Pisa in 1895. When Italy entered World War I, he volunteered in an ...

(1895–1945), Minister of the Interior for the Italian Social Republic, found guilty of committing ethnic cleansing during

and executed by

in 1945 * Giovanni Ravalli (1910–1998), soldier in the Royal Italian Army during World War II, initially received a life sentence but was pardoned after serving 13 years. * Vincenzo Serrentino (1897–1947), Italian judge of the Italian Extraordinary Court for Dalmatia

Nazi Germany

Otto Abetz Heinrich Otto Abetz (26 March 1903 – 5 May 1958) was the German ambassador to Vichy France during the Second World War and a convicted war criminal. In July 1949 he was sentenced to twenty years' hard labour by a Paris military tribunal, he was ...

(1903–1958), German ambassador to

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, sentenced to 20 years * Josef Altstötter (1892–1979), German

Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Just ...

official, sentenced to five years in prison but was released on parole after only two-and-a-half years *

Otto Ambros Otto Ambros (19 May 1901 – 23 July 1990) was a German chemist and Nazi war criminal. He is known for his wartime work on synthetic rubber ( polybutadiene, or "Buna rubber") and nerve agents ( sarin and tabun). After the war he was tried at Nu ...

(1901–1990), chemist in

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

, created unethical weapons used at concentration camps, sentenced to 8 years in prison at the

IG Farben trial ''The United States of America vs. Carl Krauch, et al.'', also known as the IG Farben Trial, was the sixth of the twelve trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany (Nuremberg) after the end of World War ...

, released in 1951. * Wilhelm von Ammon (1903–1992), administrator in the ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg

judges' trial The Judges' Trial (; or, the Justice Trial, or, officially, ''The United States of America vs. Josef Altstötter, et al.'') was the third of the 12 trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany in Nurem ...

, released in 1951. *

Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski Erich Julius Eberhard von dem Bach-Zelewski (born Erich Julius Eberhard von Zelewski; 1 March 1899 – 8 March 1972) was a high-ranking SS commander of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State" ...

(1899–1972), German official and SS officer * Hans Baier (1893–1969), economic administration for the SS in

, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the

Pohl trial, released in 1951. *

Klaus Barbie Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German operative of the SS and SD who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the "Butcher of Lyon" for having personally tortured prisoners—primar ...

(1913–1991), German

Gestapo The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one orga ...

officer * Hermann Becker-Freyseng (1910–1961), consultant for aviation medicine in

, sentenced to 20 years in prison, taken into American custody until his death. * Wilhelm Beiglböck (1905–1963), medical internist in

, sentenced to 15 years in prison in the

doctors' trial The Doctors' Trial (officially ''United States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al.'') was the first of 12 trials for war crimes of high-ranking German officials and industrialists that the United States authorities held in their occupation zone ...

. *

Gottlob Berger Gottlob Christian Berger (16 July 1896 – 5 January 1975) was a senior German Nazi official who held the rank of '' SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS'' (lieutenant general) and was the chief of the SS Main Office responsible ...

(1897–1975), German SS official *

Werner Best Karl Rudolf Werner Best (10 July 1903 – 23 June 1989) was a German jurist, police chief, SS-''Obergruppenführer'', Nazi Party leader, and theoretician from Darmstadt. He was the first chief of Department 1 of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret ...

(1903–1989), German Plenipotentiary of

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* Hans Biebow (1902–1947), chief of German Administration of the

Łódź Ghetto The Łódź Ghetto or Litzmannstadt Ghetto (after the Nazi German name for Łódź) was a Nazi ghetto established by the German authorities for Polish Jews and Roma following the Invasion of Poland. It was the second-largest ghetto in all of ...

* Paul Blobel (1894–1951), German

Einsatzgruppe (, ; also 'task forces') were (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II (1939–1945) in German-occupied Europe. The had an integral role in the imple ...

C official * Kurt Blome (1894–1969), high ranking scientist in

, charged in the

doctor's trial, avoided sentencing by taking a job in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. * Hanns Bobermin (1903–1960), economic administrator for the SS in

, sentenced to 20 years in prison at the

Pohl trial, released in 1951. *

Franz Böhme Franz Friedrich Böhme (15 April 1885 – 29 May 1947) was an Army officer who served in succession with the Austro-Hungarian Arny, the Austrian Army and the German Wehrmacht. He rose to the rank of general during World War II, serving as Comm ...

(1885–1947),

general in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, indicted for war crimes at the

Hostages Trial The Hostages Trial (or, officially, ''The United States of America v. Wilhelm List, et al.'') was held from 8 July 1947 until 19 February 1948 and was the seventh of the twelve trials for war crimes that United States authorities held in their oc ...

, committed suicide in prison. * Martin Ludwig Bormann (1900–c. 1945), German Party Chancellor, Tried at

in absentia * Philipp Bouhler (1899–1945), German

Führer ( ; , spelled or ''Fuhrer'' when the umlaut is not available) is a German word meaning "leader" or " guide". As a political title, it is strongly associated with the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Nazi Germany cultivated the ("leader princip ...

Chancellory official *

Viktor Brack Viktor Hermann Brack (9 November 1904 – 2 June 1948) was a member of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) and a convicted Nazi war criminal, who was one of the prominent organisers of the euthanasia programme Aktion T4; this Nazi initiative resulted in the ...

(1904 –1948), German

Chancellory official * Otto Bradfisch (1903–1994), member of the German SS

Obersturmbannführer __NOTOC__ ''Obersturmbannführer'' (Senior Assault-unit Leader; ; short: ''Ostubaf'') was a paramilitary rank in the German Nazi Party (NSDAP) which was used by the SA ('' Sturmabteilung'') and the SS (''Schutzstaffel''). The rank of ''Oberstu ...

, Leader of Einsatzkommando 8 of

B of the Security Police ( Sicherheitspolizei) and the SD, and Commander of the Security Police in Litzmannstadt (

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...

) and

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o ...

Karl Brandt Karl Brandt (8 January 1904 – 2 June 1948) was a German physician and ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) officer in Nazi Germany. Trained in surgery, Brandt joined the Nazi Party in 1932 and became Adolf Hitler's escort doctor in August 1934. A member of ...

(1904–1948), German Plenipotentiary for Health official * Rudolf Brandt (1909–1948), secretary of

Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of th ...

Walther von Brauchitsch Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief (''Oberbefehlshaber'') of the German Army during World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family, ...

(1881–1948), German Commander-in-Chief of the Army *

Werner Braune Karl Rudolf Werner Braune (11 April 1909 − 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era and a Holocaust perpetrator. During the German invasion of the Soviet Union of 1941, Braune was the commander of ''Einsatzkommando'' 11b, ...

(1909–1951), German

D official * Heinz Brückner (born 1913-† unknown), German official on illegal extradition, sentenced to 15 years in prison at the

RuSHA trial, released in 1951. * Josef Bühler (1904–1948), German Generalgouvernement official * (1885–1966), German industrialist, created unethical weapons in

-occupied

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

, sentenced to 2 years in prison at the

. * Odilo Burkart (1899–1979),

industrialist, charged and indicted with using slave labor at the

Flick trial, released in 1947. * Heinrich Bütefisch (1894–1969), Chemist in

, member of the SS, sentenced to 6 years in prison at the

, released in 1951. * Carl Clauberg (1898-1957),

doctor (

gynecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined ...

) who conducted human experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp *

Kurt Daluege Kurt Max Franz Daluege (15 September 1897 – 24 October 1946) was chief of the national uniformed ''Ordnungspolizei'' (Order Police) of Nazi Germany. Following Reinhard Heydrich's assassination in 1942, he served as Deputy Protector for th ...

(1897–1946), German ORPO and Protektorat official *

Theodor Dannecker Theodor Denecke (also spelled Dannecker) (27 March 1913 – 10 December 1945) was a German SS-captain (), a key aide to Adolf Eichmann in the deportation of Jews during World War II. A trained lawyer Denecke first served at the Reich Security M ...

(1913–1945), German SS deportation expert in

and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

* Ernst Dehner (1889–1970),

general, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the

Hostages trial The Hostages Trial (or, officially, ''The United States of America v. Wilhelm List, et al.'') was held from 8 July 1947 until 19 February 1948 and was the seventh of the twelve trials for war crimes that United States authorities held in their oc ...

, released in 1951. * Dominyk Delta (1892–1966), personal bodyguard to

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

and commander of

security *

John Demjanjuk John Demjanjuk (born Ivan Mykolaiovych Demjanjuk; uk, Іван Миколайович Дем'янюк; 3 April 1920 – 17 March 2012) was a Ukrainian-American who served as a Trawniki man and Nazi camp guard at Sobibor extermination camp, ...

(1920-2012), Nazi camp guard at

Sobibor extermination camp Sobibor (, Polish: ) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland. As an ...

* Otto Dietrich (1898–1957), personal Press Secretary to

Oskar Dirlewanger Oskar Paul Dirlewanger (26 September 1895 – ) was a German military officer ('' SS-Oberführer'') who served as the founder and commander of the Nazi SS penal unit "Dirlewanger" during World War II. Serving in Poland and in Belarus, his nam ...

(1895-1945), German

Oberführer __NOTOC__ ''Oberführer'' (short: ''Oberf'', , ) was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) dating back to 1921. An ''Oberführer'' was typically a NSDAP member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geographic ...

who committed one of the most notorious war crimes in

WWII World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

* Karl Dönitz (1891–1980), German naval commander and

Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

's appointed successor * Anton Dostler (1891–1945), German General * (1899–1967), industrialist at

Monowitz concentration camp Monowitz (also known as Monowitz-Buna, Buna and Auschwitz III) was a Nazi concentration camp and labor camp (''Arbeitslager'') run by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland from 1942–1945, during World War II and the Holocaust. For most of its exis ...

, sentenced to 8 years in prison at the

. * Adolf Eichmann (1906–1962), German SS official * August Eigruber (1907–1947), German

Gauleiter A ''Gauleiter'' () was a regional leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) who served as the head of a '' Gau'' or '' Reichsgau''. ''Gauleiter'' was the third-highest rank in the Nazi political leadership, subordinate only to '' Reichsleiter'' and to ...

of Oberdonau ( Upper Danube) and Landeshauptmann of

Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, an ...

* Franz Eirenschmalz (born in 1901), economic administrator for the SS in

, sentenced to death at the

Pohl trial, commuted and released in 1951. * Franz von Epp (1882–1946),

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

n politician *

Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff __NOTOC__ Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff (25 April 1893 – 30 January 1946) was a German general during World War II. He was convicted by a Soviet military tribunal for war crimes at the Minsk Trial and executed in 1946. Fortress Mogilev On 27 Jun ...

(1893–1946), German general * Heinz Fanslau (1909–1987), general of the SS in

, sentenced to 20 years in prison at the

Pohl trial, released in 1954. * Hellmuth Felmy (1885–1965),

commander in Southern Greece, sentenced to 15 years in prison at the

, released in 1951. *

Fritz Fischer Fritz Fischer (5 March 1908 – 1 December 1999) was a German historian best known for his analysis of the causes of World War I. In the early 1960s Fischer advanced the controversial thesis at the time that responsibility for the outbreak of the ...

(1912–2003), doctor who committed experiments at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to life in prison at the

doctor's trial, released in 1954. *

Friedrich Flick Friedrich Flick (10 July 1883 – 20 July 1972) was a German industrialist and convicted Nazi war criminal. After the Second World War, he reconstituted his businesses, becoming the richest person in West Germany, and one of the richest people i ...

(1883–1972),

industrialist, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the

Flick trial. * Albert Forster (1902–1952),

Nazi German Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

politician who served as

of the Free City of Danzig, sentenced to death and hanged. * August Frank (1898–1984), SS administrator and economist, sentenced to life in prison at the

Pohl trial, commuted to 15 years. *

Hans Frank Hans Michael Frank (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German politician and lawyer who served as head of the General Government in Nazi-occupied Poland during the Second World War. Frank was an early member of the German Workers' Party ...

(1900–1946), governor of Nazi-occupied Poland, sentenced to death and hanged. *

Wilhelm Frick Wilhelm Frick (12 March 1877 – 16 October 1946) was a prominent German politician of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), who served as Reich Minister of the Interior in Adolf Hitler's cabinet from 1933 to 1943 and as the last governor of the Protectorate ...

(1877–1946), governor of

-occupied

Bohemia and Moravia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; cs, Protektorát Čechy a Morava; its territory was called by the Nazis ("the rest of Czechia"). was a partially annexed territory of Nazi Germany established on 16 March 1939 following the German occ ...

, sentenced to death and hanged. *

Walther Funk Walther Funk (18 August 1890 – 31 May 1960) was a German economist and Nazi official who served as Reich Minister for Economic Affairs (1938–1945) and president of Reichsbank (1939–1945). During his incumbency, he oversaw the mobi ...

(1890–1960), minister for economic affairs in

, sentenced to life in prison, released in 1957. * Karl Gebhardt (1897-1948), German SS chief clinician * Karl Genzken (1895–1957), German SS medical officer * Richard Glücks (1889–1945), German WVHA official * Hermann Wilhelm Göring (1893–1946), Commander of the German

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

Amon Göth Amon Leopold Göth (; alternative spelling ''Goeth''; 11 December 1908 – 13 September 1946) was an Austrian SS functionary and war criminal. He served as the commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in Germa ...

(1908–1946), Commandant at

concentration camp at Płaszów,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

* Ulrich Greifelt (died 1949), German Main Office official *

Arthur Greiser Arthur Karl Greiser (22 January 1897 – 21 July 1946) was a Nazi German politician, SS-''Obergruppenführer'', ''Gauleiter'' and ''Reichsstatthalter'' (Reich Governor) of the German-occupied territory of ''Wartheland''. He was one of the perso ...

(died 1946), German

Wartheland The ''Reichsgau Wartheland'' (initially ''Reichsgau Posen'', also: ''Warthegau'') was a Nazi German ''Reichsgau'' formed from parts of Polish territory annexed in 1939 during World War II. It comprised the region of Greater Poland and adjacent ...

* Irma Grese (1923–1945), German administrator of the Auschwitz concentration camp * Oskar Gröning, accessory to mass murder (by handling victims' confiscated possessions) in the Auschwitz concentration camp, sentenced to four years' imprisonment *Karl Gropler (1923–2013), SS

Unterscharführer ''Unterscharführer'' (, ) was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party used by the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) between 1934 and 1945. The SS rank was created after the Night of the Long Knives. That event caused an SS reorganisation and the creation of ...

, sentenced to life imprisonment for the

Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre The Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was a German war crime committed in the hill village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany, Italy, in the course of an operation against the Italian resistance movement during the Italian Campaign of World War ...

* (1886–1950), committed war crimes on behalf of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in Nazi-occupied Norway, sentenced to 2 years in prison at the

. * Siegfried Handloser (1885–1954), Chief of the

German Armed Forces The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...

Medical Services in

, sentenced to life in prison, released in 1954. * Fritz Hartjenstein (1905–1954), German Auschwitz concentration camp administrator * Karl Haug (died 1947),

member, hanged * Emil Haussmann (died 1948), German major *

August Heissmeyer August Heißmeyer or Heissmeyer, (11 January 1897 – 16 January 1979), was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He commanded the SS Main Office in 1935–1939. After World War II, Heissmeyer was tried and convicted as a "major Nazi off ...

(1897–1979), German SS officer *

Konrad Henlein Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6 May 1898 – 10 May 1945) was a leading Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia. Upon the German occupation in October 1938 he joined the Nazi Party as well as the '' SS'' and was appointed ''Gauleiter'' of the ...

(1898–1945), German

of Sudetenland * Eberhard Herf (1887–1946), German police official who served as the commander of the Order Police units in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

, executed by hanging. * Rudolf Hess (1894–1987), deputy Führer (leader) of

* Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (1904–1942), chief of the SD, the

, the SIPO & the RSHA and Acting Reichprotektor of

until his assassination in June 1942. *

Friedrich Hildebrandt Friedrich Hildebrandt (19 September 1898 – 5 November 1948) was a Nazi Party politician, a ''Gauleiter'' and an SS-''Obergruppenführer''. He was adjudged and executed for war crimes committed during the time of Nazi Germany. Early life Hi ...

(1898–1948), German

NSDAP The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...

'' of Gau Mecklenburg and SS-''

Obergruppenführer ' (, "senior group leader") was a paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) and adopted by the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) one year later. Until April 1942, it was the highest commissio ...

* Richard Hildebrandt (1897–1951), German

RuSHA The SS Race and Settlement Main Office (''Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt der SS'', RuSHA) was the organization responsible for "safeguarding the racial 'purity' of the SS" within Nazi Germany. One of its duties was to oversee the marriages of SS p ...

chief and Higher SS and Police Leader of Danzig *

Oskar von Hindenburg Oskar Wilhelm Robert Paul Ludwig Hellmuth von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (31 January 1883 – 12 February 1960) was a German ''Generalleutnant''. The son and aide-de-camp to Field Marshal and Reich President Paul von Hindenburg had consid ...

(1883–1960), German commander of prisoner of war camps in East Prussia *

August Hirt August Hirt (28 April 1898 – 2 June 1945) was an anatomist with Swiss and German nationality who served as a chairman at the Reich University in Strasbourg during World War II. He performed experiments with mustard gas on inmates at the Natz ...

(1898–1945), German medical officer who ran the Struthof-Nazweiler laboratory *

Franz Hofer Franz Hofer (November 27, 1902 – February 18, 1975) was, in the time of the Third Reich, the Nazi Gauleiter of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg. As the Nazi party chief for the Tirol/Vorarlberg province he was the most powerful figure in the regi ...

(1902–1975), German

of the

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

and

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...

* Hermann Höfle (1911–1962), German Higher SS and Police Leader in

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

* Otto Hofmann (1896–1982), German

official * Karl Holz (1895–1945), German

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian languages, Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...

and SA Gruppenführer * Rudolf Hoess (1900–1947), German Auschwitz concentration camp commander and deputy inspector of

concentration camps * Hans Hohberg, executive officer of the SS in

, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the

Pohl trial, released in 1951. * Franz Hössler (1906–1945), German SS officer who served as a deputy camp commander at both Auschwitz and

Bergen-Belsen Bergen-Belsen , or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentrati ...

concentration camps, executed by hanging in 1945. *

Hermann Hoth Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France and on t ...

(1885–1971), German commander of

Panzer This article deals with the tanks (german: panzer) serving in the German Army (''Deutsches Heer'') throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the Imperial German Army, the interwar and World War II tanks of the Nazi German Wehrmacht ...

Group 3, Army Group Center, 17th Group Army and Army Group South *

Waldemar Hoven Waldemar Hoven (10 February 1903 – 2 June 1948) was a Nazi and a physician at Buchenwald concentration camp. Hoven was born in Freiburg, Baden, Germany. Between 1919 and 1921, Hoven visited Denmark and Sweden to study agriculture. In the 192 ...

(1903–1948), German Buchenwald concentration camp doctor. *

Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected fil ...

(1902–1951), German SS leader, deported people from

during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, sentenced to 15 years in prison at the

RuSHA trial, released in 1951. * Otto Ilgenfritz, SS-

Obersturmführer __NOTOC__ (, ; short: ''Ostuf'') was a Nazi Germany paramilitary rank that was used in several Nazi organisations, such as the SA, SS, NSKK and the NSFK. The rank of ''Obersturmführer'' was first created in 1932 as the result of an expa ...

, sentenced to 15 years for killing a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

soldier, released in 1954. * Max Ilgner (1895–1957), German IG Farben official * (1879–1965), engineer in

, sentenced to 18 months in prison at the

, released in 1948. * Friedrich Jeckeln (died 1946), German SS officer and Police Leader of Ostland * Alfred Jodl (1890–1946), German commander of operations personnel * Günther Joël (1903–1978), prosecutor in

, sentenced to 5 years in prison at the

, released in 1951. *

Heinz Jost Heinz Jost (9 July 1904 – 12 November 1964) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was involved in espionage matters as the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (Security Service) or (SD) section chief of office VI (foreign intelligence) of the ...

(1904–1964), German

commander * Hans Jüttner (1894–1965), commander of German SS's Main Leadership Office and

. * Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903–1946), Chief of the SD, the SiPo & the RSHA after

Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( ; ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He was chief of the Reich Security Main Office (inclu ...

's assassination. Highest-ranking

official to stand trial at

. Executed by hanging. *

Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (; 22 September 188216 October 1946) was a German field marshal and war criminal who held office as chief of the '' Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's Armed Forces, duri ...

(1882–1946), German Field Marshal. Sentenced to death by hanging at

. * Max Kiefer (1889–1974), economic administrator for the SS in

, sentenced to life in prison at the

Pohl trial, released in 1951. * Hans Josef Kieffer (1900-1947),

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

ian

officer, convicted of war crimes, hanged. * Dietrich Klagges (1891–1971), German politician and premier ( Ministerpräsident) of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

* Horst Klein (born 1910), economic administrator for the SS in

, charged and indicted in the

Pohl trial, released in 1947. * Herbert Klemm (1903–1961), State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice in

, sentenced to life in prison at the

, released in 1956. * Fritz Knoechlein (1911–1949), SS

, convicted and executed for war crimes (

Le Paradis massacre The Le Paradis massacre was a World War II war crime committed by members of the 14th Company, SS Division Totenkopf, under the command of ''Hauptsturmführer'' Fritz Knöchlein. It took place on 27 May 1940, during the Battle of France, at a ...

) *

Ilse Koch Ilse Koch (22 September 1906 – 1 September 1967) was a German war criminal who was an overseer at Nazi concentration camps run by her husband, commandant Karl-Otto Koch. Working at Buchenwald (1937–1941) and Majdanek (1941–1943), Koch ...

(1906–1967), German female officer at

Buchenwald Buchenwald (; literally 'beech forest') was a Nazi concentration camp established on hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within Germany's 1937 borders. Many actual or sus ...

and Sachsenhausen concentration camps *

Carl Krauch Carl Krauch (7 April 1887 – 3 February 1968) was a German chemist, industrialist and Nazi war criminal. He was an executive at BASF (later IG Farben); during World War II, he was chairman of the supervisory board. He was a key implementer of ...

(1887–1968), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, member of Göring's Office of the Four-Year Plan, sentenced to 6 years in prison at the

, released in 1950http://werle.rewi.hu-berlin.de/IGFarbenCase.pdf * Alfried Krupp (1907–1967) German Steel/Arms maker; involved in slave labour * (1900–1968), German industrialist, took over French companies in Nazi-occupied France, sentenced to 18 months in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1948. *

Walter Kuntze __NOTOC__ Walter Kuntze (23 February 1883 – 1 April 1960) was a German general and war criminal during World War II who commanded the 12th Army. He was the commanding officer responsible for the execution of men and teenage boys in the Kragu ...

(1883–1960), Nazi general who served as the commander of the 12th Army, sentenced to life in prison but ended up being released in 1953. *

Franz Kutschera Franz Kutschera (22 February 1904 – 1 February 1944) was an Austrian Nazi Party politician and '' SS-Brigadeführer''. He was a member of the '' Großdeutscher Reichstag'' and served as the Acting ''Gauleiter'' of Carinthia from 1939 to 19 ...

(1904–1944), German SS general and Gauleiter of Carinthia. *

Hubert Lanz Karl Hubert Lanz (22 May 1896 – 15 August 1982) was a German general during the Second World War, in which he led units in the Eastern Front and in the Balkans. After the war, he was tried for war crimes and convicted in the Southeast Case, s ...

(1896–1982), Nazi general, sentenced to 12 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1951. * Ernst Lautz (1887–1979), Chief Public Prosecutor of the People's Court, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1951. *

Robert Ley Robert Ley (; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German politician and labour union leader during the Nazi era; Ley headed the German Labour Front from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the Party, including ''Gaul ...

(1890–1945), head of the labor force in Nazi Germany, indicted at the

Nuremberg trials The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany, for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries, and other crimes, in World War II. Between 1939 and 1945, Nazi Germany invaded m ...

, committed suicide in custody. * Ernst von Leyser (1889–1962), Nazi general, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1951. * Wilhelm List (1880–1971), Nazi German field marshal, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg hostages' trial, released in 1952. *

Hinrich Lohse Hinrich Lohse (2 September 1896 – 25 February 1964) was a Nazi German politician and a convicted war criminal, best known for his rule of the Reichskommissariat Ostland, during World War II. Reichskommissariat Ostland now comprises Lithuania, La ...

(1896–1964), German politician *

Werner Lorenz Werner Lorenz (October 2, 1891 – March 13, 1974) was an SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was head of the ''Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle'' (VOMI) (Main Office for Ethnic Germans), an organization charged with resettling ethnic Germans in ...

(1891–1974), German head of Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans) and an SS Obergruppenführer. * Georg Lörner (1899–1959), administrator and economist in the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to death, commuted and released in 1954. * Hans Lörner (Born 1893), senior leader of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951. *

Emil Maurice Emil Maurice (; 19 January 1897 – 6 February 1972) was an early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) and a founding member of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). He was Hitler's first personal chauffeur, and was one of ...

(1897–1972), member of the SS, sentenced to four years of labor. * Fritz ter Meer (1884–1967), industrialist in Nazi Germany, planned the

, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1951. * Wolfgang Mettgenberg (1882–1950), representative of the ministry of justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, died in Landsberg Prison. * Konrad Meyer (1901–1973), General in the Nazi SS, created the

Generalplan Ost The ''Generalplan Ost'' (; en, Master Plan for the East), abbreviated GPO, was the Nazi German government's plan for the genocide and ethnic cleansing on a vast scale, and colonization of Central and Eastern Europe by Germans. It was to be under ...

resulting in the deportation of over 30 million Slavic people, sentenced to time served at the Nuremberg RuSHA trial, released in 1948. *

August Meyszner August Edler von Meyszner (3 August 1886 – 24 January 1947) was an Austrian Gendarmerie officer, right-wing politician, and senior ''Ordnungspolizei'' (order police) officer who held the post of Higher SS and Police Leader in the Germ ...

(1886–1947), Higher SS and Police Leader in the German-occupied territory of Serbia. *

Erhard Milch Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 – 25 January 1972) was a German general field marshal ('' Generalfeldmarschall'') of Jewish heritage who oversaw the development of the German air force (''Luftwaffe'') as part of the re-armament of Nazi Germany fo ...

(1892–1972), World War II German

officer. * Joachim Mrugowsky (1905–1948), senior hygienist in Nazi Germany, sentenced to death in the Nuremberg doctor's trial, executed in 1948. * Karl Mummenthey (born 1906), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison, released in 1953. * Erich Naumann (died 1951), German Einsatzgruppe B commander * Günther Nebelung (1896–1970), Chief Justice of the Nazi People's Court, interned by the Allies in 1945, indicted in the Nuremberg

, released in 1947. * Hermann Neubacher (died 1960), German supported mayor of Vienna and Southeast Economic Plenipotentiary * Konstantin von Neurath (1873–1956), German Foreign Minister and Reichsprotektor * Herta Oberheuser (1911–1978), doctor at the Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to 20 years in prison at the

, released in 1952. * Marc Antony Ocasio (died 1951), German Einsatzgruppe D commander * Rudolf Oeschey (1903–1980), Chief judge of the Special Court at Nuremberg in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1956 * Heinrich Oster (1878–1954), Nazi industrialist, sentenced to 2 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1949. *

Friedrich Panzinger Friedrich Panzinger (1 February 1903 – 8 August 1959) was a German SS officer during the Nazi era. He served as the head of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) Amt IV A, from September 1943 to May 1944 and the commanding officer of three sub ...

(1903–1959), German RSHA official * Franz von Papen (1879–1969), German diplomat and deputy chancellor *

Joachim Peiper Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976) was a German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) officer and a Nazi war criminal convicted for the Malmedy massacre of U.S. Army prisoners of war (POWs). During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper serve ...

(1915–1976), SS-Standartenführer, 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler, held responsible for the Malmedy massacre during the

Malmedy massacre trial The Malmedy massacre trial (''U.S. vs. Valentin Bersin, et al.'') was held in May–July 1946 in the former Dachau concentration camp to try the German Waffen-SS soldiers accused of the Malmedy massacre of 17 December 1944. The highest-ranking d ...

* (1885–1963), Chief Justice of the people's court in Nazi Germany, charged and indicted in the Nuremberg

, released in 1947. * Paul Pleiger (1899–1985), German state adviser and corporate general director, sentenced to 15 years * Oswald Pohl (died 1951), German WVHA official * Hermann Pook (1901–1983), dentist for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951. * Helmut Poppendick (1902–1994), chief of personal staff in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the

, released in 1951. *

Erich Raeder Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II. Raeder attained the highest possible naval rank, that of grand admiral, in 1939, becoming the f ...

(1876–1960), German grand admiral, sentenced to life imprisonment, later released * Friedrich Rainer (1903–1947?), German Gauleiter and an Austrian Landeshauptmann of Salzburg and Carinthia, sentenced to death *

Hanns Albin Rauter Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (4 February 1895 – 24 March 1949) was a high-ranking Austrian-born SS functionary and war criminal during the Nazi era. He was the highest SS and Police Leader in the occupied Netherlands and therefore the leading ...

(died 1949), German Higher SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, sentenced to death * Hermann Reinecke (1888–1973), German OKW official, sentenced to life imprisonment, later released * Lothar Rendulic (1887–1971), German commander of 52nd Infantry Division, sentenced to 20 years (later 10) * Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893–1946), German foreign minister, sentenced to death *

Karl von Roques Karl von Roques (7 May 1880 – 24 December 1949) was a German general and war criminal during the Second World War, who commanded the Army Group Rear Area behind Army Group South. Following the war, Roques was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment ...

(died 1949), German Rear Area Army Group South commander * Gerhard Rose (1896–1992), expert on tropical disease in Nazi Germany, performed experiments in Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camp, sentenced to life in prison at the

, released in 1955. * Alfred Ernst Rosenberg (1893–1946), German east minister, sentenced to death * Oswald Rothaug (1897–1967), Chief Justice of the special court in Nazi Germany, sentenced to Life in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1956 *

Curt Rothenberger Curt Ferdinand Rothenberger (30 June 1896, in Cuxhaven – 1 September 1959, in Hamburg) was a German jurist and leading figure in the Nazi Party. Hamburg In the immediate aftermath of the Nazi seizure of power Rothenberger was part of an unoffici ...

(1896–1959), State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1950 * Siegfried Ruff (1907–1989), physician who performed experiments at Dachau concentration camp, charged at the Nuremberg doctor's trial, avoided jail due to his work for the United States. *

Fritz Sauckel Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel (27 October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi politician, ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Thuringia from 1927 and the General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment (''Arbeitseinsatz'') from March 1942 unti ...

(1894–1946), German Labour Plenipotentiary official * Konrad Schäfer, aviation doctor in Nazi Germany, charged in the Nuremberg

Doctors' trial The Doctors' Trial (officially ''United States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al.'') was the first of 12 trials for war crimes of high-ranking German officials and industrialists that the United States authorities held in their occupation zone ...

, avoided jail due to his work for the United States. *

Gustav Adolf Scheel Gustav Adolf Scheel (22 November 1907 – 25 March 1979) was a German physician and Nazi Party official. He served as a "multifunctionary" in Nazi Germany, including posts as the Reich Student Leader leading both the National Socialist German Stu ...

(1907–1979), German physician and Nazi deportation officer * Rudolf Scheide (born 1908), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, charged and indicted in the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1947. *

Walter Schellenberg Walter Friedrich Schellenberg (16 January 1910 – 31 March 1952) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He rose through the ranks of the SS, becoming one of the highest ranking men in the '' Sicherheitsdienst'' (SD) and eventually a ...

(died 1952), German RSHA official * Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974), German Vienna Reichsstatthalter * Franz Schlegelberger (1876–1970), German State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) and later Justice Minister * Hermann Schmitz (1881–1960), sentenced to 4 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1950. * Georg von Schnitzler (1884–1962), sentenced to 5 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1949. * Richard Schnur (died 1947), SS-Hauptsturmführer, sentenced to death for a massacre committed during

. * Oskar Schröder (died 1958), Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of the Medical Service in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg Doctors' trial, released in 1954. * Josef Schuetz (1921-), German Waffen-SS prison camp guard. Convicted June 2022 as the oldest person tried for war crimes from Nazi Germany. * Erwin Schulz (1900–1981), German Nazi SS general *

Heinrich Schwarz Heinrich Schwarz (14 June 1906 – 20 March 1947) was an SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) and concentration camp officer who served as commandant of Auschwitz III-Monowitz in Nazi-occupied Poland and Natzweiler-Struthof in Alsace-Lorraine. ...

(1906–1947), German administrator of the Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp. * Otto Schwarzenberger (born in 1900), Chief of war in Nazi Germany, sentenced to time served in the Nuremberg RuSHA trial, released in 1947. * Siegfried Seidl (1911–1947), German administrator of the

Theresienstadt concentration camp Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ( German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination ca ...

* Wolfram Sievers (died 1948), German Ahnenerbe official * Karl Sommer (born in 1915), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, commuted and released in 1953. * Albert Speer (1905–1981), German armament and munitions minister. * Wilhelm Speidel (1895–1970), Nazi general, sentenced to 20 years in prison at the Nuremberg

, released in 1951. *

Franz Walter Stahlecker Franz Walter Stahlecker (10 October 1900 – 23 March 1942) was commander of the SS security forces ('' Sicherheitspolizei'' (SiPo) and the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (SD) for the '' Reichskommissariat Ostland'' in 1941–42. Stahlecker commanded '' ...

(1900-1942), German Foreign Office official, Commander of Einsatzgruppe A, the most murderous of the four death squads. Fatally wounded in action by Soviet partisans. *

Franz Stangl Franz Paul Stangl (; 26 March 1908 – 28 June 1971) was an Austrian-born police officer and commandant of the Nazi extermination camps Sobibor and Treblinka. Stangl, an employee of the T-4 Euthanasia Program and an SS commander in Nazi German ...

(1908–1971), German SS officer and administrator of the Sobibór and of the

Treblinka Treblinka () was an extermination camp, built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. It was in a forest north-east of Warsaw, south of the village of Treblinka in what is now the Masovian Voivodeship. The cam ...

concentration camps. *

Otto Steinbrinck Otto Steinbrinck (19 December 1888 – 16 August 1949) was a highly decorated World War I naval officer and German industrialist who was later indicted and found guilty in the Nuremberg Flick Trial. Having had a very successful career as a U-bo ...

(1888–1949), German industrialist and member of the SS *

Julius Streicher Julius Streicher (12 February 1885 – 16 October 1946) was a member of the Nazi Party, the ''Gauleiter'' (regional leader) of Franconia and a member of the '' Reichstag'', the national legislature. He was the founder and publisher of the virul ...

(1885–1946), German journalist and editor of the ''

Der Stürmer ''Der Stürmer'' (, literally "The Stormer / Attacker / Striker") was a weekly German tabloid-format newspaper published from 1923 to the end of the Second World War by Julius Streicher, the '' Gauleiter'' of Franconia, with brief suspensions ...

'' * Jürgen Stroop (1895-1952), German SS and Police leader in Warsaw, convicted of murdering 9 US POWs. Hanged at Mokotow Prison in 1952. *

Wilhelm Stuckart Wilhelm Stuckart (16 November 1902 – 15 November 1953) was a German Nazi Party lawyer, official, and a State Secretary in the Reich Interior Ministry during the Nazi era. He was a co-author of the notorious Nuremberg Laws and was a participan ...

(1902-1953), German Interior Ministry official. Supported forced sterilization. Sentenced to time served. Released April 1949. * Otto von Stulpnagel (1878-1948), German military commander of Nazi-occupied France, charged with war crimes by French authorities. Committed suicide in Cherche-Midi Prison *Simo Stupar, former Serbian policeman who illegally obtained Bosniaks *

Josef Terboven Josef Terboven (23 May 1898 – 8 May 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who was the long-serving ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Essen and the ''Reichskommissar'' for Norway during the German occupation. Early life Terboven was born in Es ...

(1898–1945), German Nazi commissioner of Norway * Otto Thierack (1889–1946), German justice minister *

Fritz Thyssen Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen (9 November 1873 – 8 February 1951) was a German businessman, born into one of Germany's leading industrial families. He was an early supporter of the Nazi Party, but later broke with them. Biography Youth Thyssen w ...

(1873–1951), German industrialist * Erwin Tschentscher (1903–1972), economic administrator of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951. *

Harald Turner Harald Turner (8 October 1891 – 9 March 1947) was an SS commander and ''Staatsrat'' (privy councillor) in the German military administration of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia in the partitioned Kingdom of Yugoslavia durin ...

(1891–1947), SS commander and Staatsrat (privy councillor) in the German military administration of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia * Josef Vogt (1884–1967), SS economic and administrative official, indicted in the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1947. * Leo Volk (1909–1973), head of legal department of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951. *

Robert Wagner Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch'' (1975–1978), and '' Hart to Hart'' (1979� ...

(1895–1946), German Chief of Civil Administration in Alsace and Reichsstatthalter of Baden *

Walter Warlimont Walter Warlimont (3 October 1894 – 9 October 1976) was a German staff officer during World War II. He served as deputy chief of the Operations Staff, one of departments in the ''Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (OKW), the Armed Forces High Comman ...

(1894–1976), German OKW official * Maximilian von Weichs (1881–1954), German field marshal *

Bernhard Weiss Bernhard Weiss (20 June 182714 January 1918) was a German Protestant New Testament scholar. He was the father of Johannes Weiss and the painter, Hedwig Weiss. Biography Weiss was born at Königsberg. After studying theology at the University ...

(1904-1973), Nazi industrialist, sentenced to 2½ years in prison at the Nuremberg. Served one year. Nephew of

Flick trial. * Georg August Weltz (1889–1963), radiologist in Nazi Germany, performed experiments at Dachau concentration camp, indicted for crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg

, avoided jail due to his work in the medical field in Germany. * Carl Westphal (1902–1946), administrator for the ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, committed suicide after being charged and indicted in the Nuremberg

. * Dieter Wisliceny (1911-1948), German SS deportation expert in Greece, Slovakia and Hungary * Karl Wolff (1900–1984),

Chief of Staff

Romania

* Ion Antonescu (1882–1946), Prime Minister of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

during

, found guilty of multiple war crimes by the Romanian People's Tribunals and executed by

Mihai Antonescu Mihai Antonescu (18 November 1904 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during World War II, executed in 1946 as a war criminal. Early career Born in Nucet, Dâmbovița County, w ...

(1907–1946),

Romanian government , image = , caption=Logo of the Government of Romania , date = 1862 , state = Romania , address = Victoria PalaceBucharest , appointed = President , leader_title = Prime Minister , mai ...

official; found guilty by the Romanian People's Tribunals; executed * Constantin Petrovicescu (1883–1949), Romanian soldier and member of the Iron Guard, sentenced to life in prison for war crimes committed during

Slovakia

Jozef Tiso Jozef Gašpar Tiso (; hu, Tiszó József; 13 October 1887 – 18 April 1947) was a Slovak politician and Roman Catholic priest who served as president of the Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany during World War II, from 1939 to 194 ...

(1887–1947), President of the

First Slovak Republic First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

, sentenced to death and hanged for his role in the Holocaust in Slovakia. * Vojtech Tuka (1880–1946), Prime Minister of the

from 1939 to 1945, found guilty for

mass deportation Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. The term ''expulsion'' is often used as a synonym for deportation, though expulsion is more often used in the context of international law, while deportation ...

of Slovak Jews and executed by hanging in 1946.

Yugoslavia

Momčilo Đujić Momčilo Đujić ( sh-Cyrl, Момчилo Ђујић, ; 27 February 1907 – 11 September 1999) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik . He led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalmatia and western Bosnia r ...

(1907–1999),

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

n commander of the Chetniks, sentenced to death ''in absentia'' for multiple war crimes committed in

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

during

. * Draža Mihailović (1893–1946), founder of the Chetniks sentenced to death for genocidal actions taken against Jewish, Muslim and Croat civilians.

Other

* Ričards Jasevs (1902-1991), Latvian

collaborator *

Sekula Drljević Sekula Drljević (; 7 September 1884 – 10 November 1945) was a Montenegrin nationalist, Yugoslav jurist, politician, orator, and theoretician. During World War II, he was a collaborator with the Ustaše in the German puppet state of t ...

(1884–1945), Montenegrin

collaborator *

William Joyce William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently to England, ...

(1906–1946), American-born

propagandist, convicted of

high treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

and executed by hanging. * Carmen Mory, convicted and sentenced to death. * Anthony Sawoniuk (1921–2005), Belarusian collaborator * Cyriel Verschaeve (1874–1949), Flemish priest and Nazi collaborator, sentenced to death ''in absentia''. * Horace T. West (died 1974), American soldier convicted of premeditated murder committed at Biscari.

Pacific theatre

Japan

* Kōsō Abe (1892-1947), Japanese Admiral convicted and executed for war crimes he committed during the Battle of Kwajalein Atoll *

Kenji Doihara was a Japanese army officer. As a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. As a leading intelligence officer, he played a key role to the Japanese machinations that ...

(1883–1948), Japanese general *

Kōki Hirota was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1936 to 1937. Originally his name was . He was executed for war crimes committed during the Second Sino-Japanese War at the Tokyo Trials. Early life Hirota was ...

(1878–1948), Japanese premier from 1936 to 1937 *

Masaharu Homma was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war, Homma was convicted of war crimes relating ...

(1887–1946), Japanese general involved in the

Bataan Death March The Bataan Death March (Filipino: ''Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan''; Spanish: ''Marcha de la muerte de Bataán'' ; Kapampangan: ''Martsa ning Kematayan quing Bataan''; Japanese: バターン死の行進, Hepburn: ''Batān Shi no Kōshin'') wa ...

Seishirō Itagaki was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and War Minister from 1938 to 1939. Itagaki was a main conspirator behind the Mukden Incident and held prestigious chief of ...

(1885–1948), Japanese War Minister *

Heitarō Kimura was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging. Biography Kimura was born in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, but was raised in Hiroshima prefecture, which he considered to be h ...

(1888–1948), Japanese General hanged for war crimes * Kuniaki Koiso (1880–1950), Japanese prime minister, sentenced to life imprisonment *

Iwane Matsui was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the commander of the expeditionary force sent to China in 1937. He was convicted of war crimes and executed by the Allies for his involvement in the Nanjing Massacre. Born in Nagoya, Matsui chose ...

(1878–1948), general in the

Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...

, sentenced to death and hanged for his involvement in the

Rape of Nanking The Nanjing Massacre (, ja, 南京大虐殺, Nankin Daigyakusatsu) or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as ''Nanking'') was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the Ba ...

. * Akira Mutō (1883–1948), Japanese army commander and member of the General High Staff, sentenced to death * Hiromi Nakayama (died 1946), Imperial Japanese Army soldier hanged for war crimes *

Takuma Nishimura was a Japanese army general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, active in the invasion and occupation of British Malaya. After the Japanese surrender, he was tried and convicted in British Singapore as a war criminal for his r ...

(1889–1951), Japanese military officer who was found guilty of perpetrating the

Parit Sulong Massacre On 22 January 1942, the Parit Sulong Massacre in Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia) was committed against Allied soldiers by members of the Imperial Guards Division of the Imperial Japanese Army. A few days earlier, the Allied troops had ambushed the ...

during

, executed by hanging in 1951. * Hiroshi Ōshima (1886–1975), Japanese ambassador to Germany * Shigematsu Sakaibara (1898–1947), admiral in the

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrend ...

, convicted of killing prisoners of war and executed. *

Mamoru Shigemitsu was a Japanese diplomat and politician in the Empire of Japan, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three times during and after World War II as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of Japan. As civilian plenipotentiary representing the J ...

(1887–1957), Japanese foreign minister * Teiichi Suzuki (1888–1989), Lieutenant General who planned Japan’s economy, pardoned in 1958 * Yoshio Tachibana (1890-1947), Japanese Lieutenant General convicted for his involvement in the Chichijima incident, executed by the United states *

Hideki Tōjō Hideki Tojo (, ', December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assista ...

(1884–1948), Japanese prime minister and general in the

, sentenced to death and hanged. *

Yoshijirō Umezu (January 4, 1882 – January 8, 1949) was a Japanese general in World War II and Chief of the Army General Staff during the final years of the conflict. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Biography Early life a ...

(1882–1949), successor to

Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo (, ', December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistan ...

as Chief of the

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office The , also called the Army General Staff, was one of the two principal agencies charged with overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army. Role The was created in April 1872, along with the Navy Ministry, to replace the Ministry of Military Affairs ...

, found guilty of waging a

war of aggression A war of aggression, sometimes also war of conquest, is a military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation. Wars without international legality (i.e. not out of self-defense nor san ...

and sentenced to life in prison in 1948 * Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885–1946), Japanese general; his conviction resulted in establishing a new doctrine regarding criminal culpability for the involvement of

chain of command A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. It can be viewed as part of a power structure, in which it is usually seen as the most vulnerable and also the most powerful part. Milit ...

in war crimes: Yamashita standard.

Other

*Lee Hak-rae, Korean soldier who fought for the Japanese in WWII *

Zhang Jinghui Zhang Jinghui (Chang Ching-hui; ; Hepburn: ''Chō Keikei''); (1871 – 1 November 1959) was a Chinese general, warlord and politician during the Warlord era. He is noted for his role in the Japanese puppet regime of Manchukuo in which he serve ...

(1871–1959), Prime Minister of Manchukuo from 1935 to 1945

Bangladesh Liberation War

* Ghulam Azam (1922–2014), former leader of

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

sentenced to 90 years' imprisonment for war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War *

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (13 March 1949 – 22 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and six-term member of Jatiya Sangsad and member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee, who served as the adviser o ...

(1949-2015), former member of the

Parliament of Bangladesh The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

, sentenced to death for multiple war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War and hanged *

Ashrafuz Zaman Khan Ashrafuz Zaman Khan ( bn, আশরাফুজ্জামান খান, ur, ; born February 28, 1948) is one of the convicted masterminds of 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals. In 1971, he was a member of the Central Committee of the I ...

(born 1948), sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 18 people described as prominent intellectuals, during the

1971 liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

Abdul Quader Molla Abdul Quader Molla ( bn, আব্দুল কাদের মোল্লা; 14 August 1948 – 12 December 2013) was a Bangladeshi Islamist leader, writer, and politician of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who was convicted of war crimes and ...

(1948–2013), Convicted war criminal from Bangladesh, sentenced to death for mass murder in 1971 * Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (born 1948), sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 18 people described as prominent intellectuals, during 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh from Pakistan *

Motiur Rahman Nizami Motiur Rahman Nizami ( bn, মতিউর রহমান নিজামী, links=no; 31 March 1943 – 11 May 2016) was a politician, former Minister of Bangladesh, Islamic scholar, writer, and the former leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-I ...

(1943–2016), leader of

Al Badr Al-Badr ( ar, البدر, ' "the full moon") is a militant group operating in the Kashmir region. The group was allegedly formed by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in June 1998. It is believed the group was encouraged by the I ...

, sentenced to death and hanged for his role in masterminding the

Demra massacre Demra massacre ( bn, ডেমরা গণহত্যা) in Bangladesh was the massacre of over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus residents of the villages under Demra Union of Faridpur Upazila in the Pabna District of East Pakistan by the occupyin ...

during the Bangladesh Liberation War * Khalilur Rahman, Army General and former Director General of

Bangladesh Rifles Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...

. He was convicted of killing, torturing, abduction, looting, rape, and arson in 2015 of crimes in 1971. He was sentenced to death and arrested in 2022. He currently sits on death row * Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (born 1940), member of the

, sentenced to life in prison for war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War *

Abdus Sobhan Maulana Muhammad Abdus Sobhan ( bn, মাওলানা মুহাম্মদ আব্দুস সুবহান; 19 February 1936 – 14 February 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a member of the central working committee of the ...

(1936–2020), former Bangleshi lawmaker convicted of crimes against humanity in the Bangladesh Liberation War

Dirty War

* Adolfo Scilingo (born 1946), Argentine naval officer, sentenced to life in prison for multiple acts of

torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogational torture, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. definitions of tortur ...

and

extrajudicial killings An extrajudicial killing (also known as extrajudicial execution or extralegal killing) is the deliberate killing of a person without the lawful authority granted by a judicial proceeding. It typically refers to government authorities, whether ...

during the

Dirty War The Dirty War ( es, Guerra sucia) is the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina ( es, dictadura cívico-militar de Argentina, links=no) for the period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as ...

. * Alfredo Astiz (born 1951), Argentine commando convicted of kidnapping and torture. *

Jorge Rafael Videla Jorge Rafael Videla (; ; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator, Commander in Chief of the Army, member of the Military Junta, and ''de facto'' President of Argentina from 29 March 1976 to 29 March 1981. H ...

(1925–2013), President of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

from 1976 to 1981, found guilty of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity during the

and sentenced to life in prison.

Khmer Rouge regime

* Nuon Chea (1926-2019), second-in-command of the Khmer Rouge, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Cambodian genocide *

Kang Kek Iew Kang Kek Iew, also spelled Kaing Guek Eav ( km, កាំង ហ្គេកអ៊ាវ, ; 17 November 1942 – 2 September 2020), ''nom de guerre'' Comrade Duch ( km, មិត្តឌុច, ) or Hang Pin, was a Cambodian convicted war ...

(1942-2020), Leader of the Khmer Rouge oversaw Tuol Sleng where thousands were murdered and tortured. Sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment and then to life by the Cambodia Tribunal *

Khieu Samphan Khieu Samphan ( km, ខៀវ សំផន; born 28 July 1931) is a Cambodian former communist politician and economist who was the chairman of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as ...

(born 1931), Khmer Rouge official who served as Chairman of the State Presidium of

Democratic Kampuchea Kampuchea ( km, កម្ពុជា ), officially known as Democratic Kampuchea (DK; km, កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ) from 5 January 1976, was a one-party totalitarian state which encompassed modern-day Camb ...

, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Cambodian genocide

Rwandan Civil War

Jean-Paul Akayesu Jean-Paul Akayesu (born 1953 in Taba) is a former teacher, school inspector, and Republican Democratic Movement (MDR) politician from Rwanda, convicted of genocide for his role in inciting the Rwandan genocide. Life Akayesu was the mayor of T ...

(born 1953), Rwandan politician who served as the

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

of the Taba commune, sentenced to life in prison for aiding and abetting in the

Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed H ...

. * Théoneste Bagosora (1941–2021),

Rwandan Armed Forces french: Forces rwandaises de défense sw, Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda , image = Rwanda Defense Force emblem.png , alt = , caption = , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 ...

officer sentenced to life in prison for his role in planning and carrying out the

, later reduced to 35 years on appeal. * Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza (1950–2010), Rwandan war criminal involved in the Hutu Power * Augustin Bizimungu (born 1952), Chief of Staff of the

Rwandan Army french: Forces rwandaises de défense sw, Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda , image = Rwanda Defense Force emblem.png , alt = , caption = , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 ...

, sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the

. * Alphonse Higaniro (born 1949), factory owner, sentenced to 20 years. *

Jean Kambanda Jean Kambanda (born October 19, 1955) is a Rwandan former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Rwanda in the caretaker government from the start of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He is the only head of government to plead guilty to genocid ...

(born 1955), Rwandan politician who served as

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

in the caretaker government of Rwanda during the

, sentenced to life in prison for his role in planning and carrying out the genocide. * Maria Kisito (born 1964), sentenced to 12 years in prison for supplying

gasoline Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organi ...

to a militia to burn refugees with. * Gertrude Mukangango, sentenced to 15 years for handing over Tutsi refugees to the militia during the

. * Désiré Munyaneza (born 1966), Rwandan businessman, sentenced to life in prison for committing multiple acts of

war rape Wartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during armed conflict, war, or military occupation often as spoils of war, but sometimes, particularly in ethnic conflict, the phenomenon has broader so ...

during the

. * Ferdinand Nahimana (born 1950), Rwandan historian who incited the Rwandan genocide *Elie Ndayamabaje, former Mayor of Muganza, Rwanda during the Rwandan Genocide *

Hassan Ngeze Hassan Ngeze (born 25 December 1957) is a Rwandan journalist and convicted war criminal best known for spreading anti-Tutsi propaganda and Hutu superiority through his newspaper, ''Kangura'', which he founded in 1990. Ngeze was a founding member ...

(born 1957), Rwandan journalist and politician, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the

, later reduced to 35 years on appeal. * Ildéphonse Nizeyimana (born 1963), Rwandan soldier, who was convicted of having participated in the Rwandan genocide. *Sylvan Nsabimana, Rwandan war criminal charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide *Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, Rwandan war criminal charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide *Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, sub-prefect of the Gisaraga prefect convicted of genocide during the Rwandan genocide * Vincent Ntezimana, university professor, sentenced to 12 years. *Alphonse Nteziryayo, prefect of Butare during the Rwandan Genocide * Bernard Ntuyahaga (born 1952),

Rwandan Army french: Forces rwandaises de défense sw, Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda , image = Rwanda Defense Force emblem.png , alt = , caption = , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 ...

officer, sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the murder of ten

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

United Nations peacekeepers Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role held by the Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace". It is distinguished ...

at the beginning of the

. *

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko Pauline Nyiramasuhuko (born 1 April 1946) is a Rwandan politician who was the Minister for Family Welfare and the Advancement of Women. She was convicted of having incited troops and militia to carry out rape during the Rwandan genocide of ...

(born 1946), Rwandan politician. She was indicted on the charges of conspiracy to commit genocide. * Tharcisse Renzaho (born 1944), Rwandan soldier and head of the Civil Defence Committee for Kigali, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the

. * Georges Rutaganda (1958–2010), commander for the

Interahamwe The Interahamwe ( or ) is a Hutu paramilitary organization active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The Interahamwe was formed around 1990 as the youth wing of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND ...

militia, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the

. * Innocent Sagahutu (born 1962), soldier in the

Rwandan Armed Forces french: Forces rwandaises de défense sw, Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda , image = Rwanda Defense Force emblem.png , alt = , caption = , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 ...

who helped carry out the

, sentenced to 20 years in prison, which would later be reduced to 15 years via appeal. * Athanase Seromba (born 1963), Rwandan Catholic priest, sentenced to life in prison for aiding and abetting in the

Sierra Leone Civil War

* Augustine Gbao (born 1948), paramilitary commander for the

Revolutionary United Front The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was a rebel group that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone, beginning in 1991 and ending in 2002. It later transformed into a political party, which still exists today. The three most senior surv ...

, sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during the

. * Brima Bazzy Kamara (born 1968), commander in the

Armed Forces Revolutionary Council The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was a group of Sierra Leone soldiers that allied itself with the rebel Revolutionary United Front in the late 1990s. While the AFRC briefly controlled the country in 1998, it was driven from the cap ...

, sentenced to 45 years in prison for multiple war crimes committed during the

. * Santigie Borbor Kanu (born 1965), senior commander of the

, sentenced to 51 years in prison for war crimes committed during the

. * Issa Sesay (born 1970), senior officer of the

, sentenced to 52 years in prison for war crimes committed during the

. * Charles Taylor (born 1948), 22nd President of Liberia, guilty on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during both the

and the Second Liberian Civil War.

Yugoslav Wars

After the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place in the SFR Yugoslavia from 1991 to 2001. The conflicts both led up to and resulted from ...

, an international Court was formed to try war criminals ( ICTY). However, ICTY tried only a selected number of high-ranking people (a total of 161), with local Courts (in Bosnia,

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

and

) starting trials mostly against individuals or soldiers who carried out orders of those high-ranking officers. Many of those have been convicted. Croatia raised charges against 3666 people for war crimes, of which 1381 were dropped due to lack of evidence.

Bosnian War

*Srecko Acimovic, Former Bosnian Serb Army battalion commander aided genocide against Bosnians * Zlatko Aleksovski (born 1960), Bosnian Croat commander of a prison facility, sentenced to 7 years * Milan Babić (1956–2006), Croatian Serb and prime minister of Republic of Serb Krajina. Sentenced to 13 years following agreement *Zoran Babic, Bosnian Serb policeman who persecuted Bosniaks *Predrag Bastah, Bosnian Serb policeman convicted of killing 37 Bosniak civilians in the

Tihomir Blaškić Tihomir Blaškić (born 2 November 1960) is a retired general of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) who served during the Bosnian War and the Croat–Bosniak War. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted him o ...

(born 1960), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 45 years, changed to 9 years following appeal *Boris Bosnjak, Bosnian Serb detention camp guard who mistreated and abused Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees * Miroslav Bralo (born 1967), Bosnian Croat member of the "Jokers" anti-terrorist platoon, sentenced to 20 years *

Radoslav Brdjanin Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. Th ...

(1948–2022),

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби у Босни и Херцеговини, Srbi u Bosni i Hercegovini) are one of the three constitutive nations (state-forming nations) of the country, predominantly residing in the politi ...

sentenced to 32 years (30 following appeal) *Enver Buza, former commander of a Bosnian Army battalion convicted of killing 27 Croat civilians in Uzdol * Ranko Cesic (born 1964),

sentenced to 18 years for Brcko *Fadil Covic, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp *Halid Covic, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp * Hazim Delić (born 1964), Bosnian Muslim sentenced to 18 years for

Čelebići prison camp Čelebići may refer to: * Čelebići, Foča, a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Čelebići, Konjic, a village in the municipality of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** Čelebići camp, a former prison camp in that vill ...

*Ilija Djajic, Bosnian Serb detention camp guard who mistreated and abused Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees *Mustafa Djelilovic, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp * Damir Došen (born 1967), Bosnian

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

, sentenced to 5 years for

Keraterm camp The Keraterm camp was a concentration camp established by Bosnian Serb military and police authorities near the town of Prijedor in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. The camp was used to collect and confine between 1,000–1, ...

*Senad Dzananovic, Bosnian soldier sentenced to 11 years for crimes against Serbians in Alipašino polje *

Dražen Erdemović Dražen Erdemović (born 25 November 1971) was a soldier who fought during the Bosnian War for the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) and was later sentenced for his participation in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. Background Erdemović was born in Tu ...

(born 1972), Bosnian Croat who fought for

forces and was sentenced to 5 years for ''Pileca farm'' (part of

Srebrenica massacre The Srebrenica massacre ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Masakr u Srebrenici, Масакр у Сребреници), also known as the Srebrenica genocide ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Genocid u Srebrenici, Геноцид у Сребрен ...

) *Edin Gadzo, Bosnian soldier sentenced to 5 years for crimes against Serbians in Alipašino polje * Stanislav Galić,

commander in

Siege of Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then be ...

. Sentenced to 20 years, appealed and had his sentence changed to life imprisonment *Rade Garic, former Bosnian Serb police reservist for inhumane acts *Miodrag Grubacic, Bosnian Serb detention camp guard who mistreated and abused Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees *Becir Hujic, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp * Goran Jelisić (born 1968),

sentenced to 40 years for murders in

Brčko Brčko ( sr-cyrl, Брчко, ) is a city and the administrative seat of Brčko District, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,893 inhabitants. De jure, ...

. Personally killed 13 civilians *Mico Jurisic, former Bosnian Serb Policeman who committed crimes against humanity to non-Serb civilians *Nermin Kalember, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp *

Radovan Karadžić Radovan Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Tr ...

(born 1945),

politician who served as

President of Republika Srpska The president of Republika Srpska ( sh, Предсједник Републике Српске/Predsjednik Republike Srpske, ) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the execut ...

during the Bosnian War, sentenced to life in prison for eleven counts of war crimes *Radomir Kezunovic, former Bosnian Serb Army military policeman for killing 28 civilians * Dragan Kolundžija (born 1959), Bosnian

, sentenced to 3 years for

* Milojica Kos, Bosnian

, sentenced to 6 years for Omarska camp * Radomir Kovač (born 1961),

sentenced to 20 years *

Momčilo Krajišnik Momčilo Krajišnik (; 20 January 1945 – 15 September 2020) was a Bosnian Serb political leader, who along with Radovan Karadžić co-founded the Bosnian Serb nationalist Serb Democratic Party (SDS). Between 1990 and 1992, he was speaker of ...

, Bosnian

politician, sentenced to 27 years * Milorad Krnojelac,

sentenced to 7½ years for Foča massacres. Following appeal, his sentence was raised to 15 years * Radislav Krstić, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 46 years (35 following appeal) for his part in the

, also found guilty of being an accomplice to

, first such ruling at ICTY *Dalibor Krstovic, Bosnian Serb Army soldier who raped a POW * Dragoljub Kunarac (born 1960), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 28 years * Miroslav Kvocka, Bosnian

, sentenced to 7 years for Omarska camp *

Esad Landžo Esad Landžo (born 7 March 1973) is a Bosnian convicted war criminal and former camp guard at the Čelebići camp during the Bosnian War. He served under this capacity from the camp's establishment until it ceased operations, between May 1992 and ...

, Bosnian Muslim sentenced to 15 years for

Milan Lukić Milan Lukić ( sr-cyr, Милан Лукић; born 6 September 1967) is a Bosnian Serb war criminal who led the White Eagles paramilitary group during the Bosnian War. He was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Y ...

(born 1967), commander of the White Eagles paramilitary group, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Višegrad massacres during the Bosnian War. * Sakib Mahmuljin, former Bosnian general convicted of killing Prisoners of War *Dragan Marinkovic, convicted of committing crimes against humanity in Milići, Republika Srpska *Serif Mesanovic, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp *

Dragomir Milošević Dragomir Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгомир Милошевић; born 4 February 1942) is a former Bosnian Serb commander of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps (SRK) of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) which besieged Sarajevo for three years ...

(born 1942),

soldier in the

Army of Republika Srpska The Army of Republika Srpska ( sr, Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska (RS), the self-proclaimed Serb ...

, sentenced to 29 years in prison for war crimes committed during the

. *

Ratko Mladić Ratko Mladić ( sr-Cyrl, Ратко Младић, ; born 12 March 1942) is a Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal and colonel-general who led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2017, he was found guilty of committing ...

(born 1943), officer in the

during the

, sentenced to life in prison for roles in the

and

*Zdravko Narancic, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of helping kill 11 POWs *

Dragan Nikolić Dragoslav "Dragan" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Драгослав Драган Николић, ; 20 August 1943 – 11 March 2016) was a Yugoslav and later, Serbian actor. Nikolić studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the ...

, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 23 years *Slavko Ognjenović, convicted for wartime rape in the Yugoslav war *Radovan Paprica, convicted for wartime rape in the Yugoslav war *

Milivoj Petković Milivoj Petković (born 11 October 1949) is a Bosnian Croat army officer who is among six defendants convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in relation to the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during ...

, Bosnian Croat officer for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing *Joja Plavanjac, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of killing 11 POWs *

Biljana Plavšić Biljana Plavšić ( sr-Cyrl, Биљана Плавшић; born 7 July 1930) is a former Bosnian Serb politician and university professor who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role ...

(born 1930), Bosnian Serb politician and former president of the

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...

. Sentenced to 11 years * Dragoljub Pricac, Bosnian

, sentenced to 5 years for Omarska camp *Predrag Prosic, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of illegally detaining Bosniak civilians

Croatian War of Independence

Branimir Glavaš Branimir Glavaš (born 23 September 1956 in Osijek) is a Croatian former major general and Right-wing politics, right-wing politician. He was one of the founders of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party which was in power in the 1990s and one of ...

, former Croatian major general convicted of ethnic cleansing and torturing POWs * Miodrag Jokić (born 1935), commander of the Yugoslav Navy, sentenced to 7 years in prison for war crimes committed during the Siege of Dubrovnik. *Rajko Krickovic, former Croatian soldier convicted of killing a civilian family in the Yugoslav Wars *

Milan Martić Milan Martić ( sr-cyr, Милан Мартић; born 18 November 1954) is a Croatian Serb politician and war criminal who served as the president of the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina between 1994 and 1995, during the Croatian War of In ...

(born 1954), President and defence minister of Croatian Serbs during Croatian War of Independence, sentenced to 35 years *Boro Milojica, former Bosnian Serb soldier for killing civilians *Darko Mrdja, Bosnian Serb policeman who persecuted Bosniaks * Mile Mrkšić (1947–2015), Serb General convicted to 20 years for the Vukovar massacre * Zdravko Mucić, Bosnian Croat sentenced to 9 years for

* Mirko Norac (born 1967),

Croatian Army The Croatian Army ( hr, Hrvatska kopnena vojska or HKoV) is the largest and most significant component of the Croatian Armed Forces (CAF). Role and deployment The fundamental role and purpose of the Croatian Army is to protect vital national i ...

general sentenced to 12 years in prison for various war crimes committed during the Croatian War of Independence. * Slobodan Praljak (1945–2017), Bosnian Croat general sentenced to 20 years in prison by the ICC for war crimes committed against the Bosniak population. He committed suicide upon hearing of the verdict. * Mlado Radić Bosnian

, sentenced to 20 years for Omarska camp *

Ivica Rajić Ivica Rajić (born 5 May 1958, Jehovac, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) was a commander in the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, later convicted of war crimes. Rajić was ...

(born 1958), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 12 years *Tonco Rajic, former member of the

Croatian Defence Forces The Croatian Defence Forces ( hr, Hrvatske obrambene snage or HOS) were the paramilitary arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) from 1991 to 1992, during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars. During the Croatian War of Independence, the HOS ...

who mistreated POWs at

Dretelj camp The Dretelj camp or Dretelj prison was a prison camp run by the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS) and later by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) during the Bosnian War. The camp The camp was located near Čapljina and Medjugorje in southern Bosnia ...

*Mirsad Sabic, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp * Duško Sikirica (born 1964), Bosnian

, sentenced to 15 years for

* Franko Simatović (born 1950), convicted for crimes in the

* Blagoje Simić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 17 years for

Bosanski Šamac Bosnian may refer to: *Anything related to the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina or its inhabitants *Anything related to Bosnia (region) or its inhabitants * Bosniaks, an ethnic group mainly inhabiting Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of three constit ...

* Milan Šimić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 5 years *

Veselin Šljivančanin Veselin Šljivančanin (; born 13 June 1953) is a former Montenegrin Serb officer in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who participated in the Battle of Vukovar and was subsequently convicted on a war crimes indictment by the International Crimina ...

, Serb Colonel convicted to 5 years for the Vukovar massacre *

Milomir Stakić Milomir Stakić (born 19 January 1962 in Marićka, Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with genocide, complicity in genocide, violations of the customs of war and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal ...

(born 1962), Bosnian Serb sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes in

Prijedor Prijedor ( sr-cyrl, Приједор, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 89,397 inhabitants within its administrative limits. Prijedor is situated in ...

and nearby concentration camps * Jovica Stanišić (born 1950), convicted for crimes in the

* Pavle Strugar (born 1933), Serb general in the Siege of Dubrovnik. Sentenced to 8 years *

Duško Tadić Duško Tadić (born 1 October 1955, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb politician, former SDS leader in Kozarac and a former member of the paramilitary forces supporting the attack on the district of Prijedor. He was co ...

, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 25 years * Miroslav Tadić (born 1937), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 8 years for

Stevan Todorović Stevan "Steva" Todorović ( sr-cyr, Стеван-Стева Тодоровић; Novi Sad, 1832–Belgrade, 1925) was a Serbian painter and the founder of modern fencing and Sokol movement in Yugoslavia. Biography Todorović was born in Novi Sad ...

, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 10 years for

* Zdravko Tolimir (1948–2016),

soldier in the

, sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the

. *

Mitar Vasiljević Mitar Vasiljević ( sr-cyr, Митар Васиљевић; born 25 August 1954) is a Bosnian Serb who was convicted of crimes against humanity and violation of the laws or customs of war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugosl ...

, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 20 years, later lowered to 15 years for war crimes in

Višegrad Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,668 ...

*Goran Viskovic, former member of the Bosnian Serb Army who was convicted of participating in a widespread and systematic attack against the non-Serb population in the

* Zoran Vuković (born 1955), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 12 years * Simo Zarić (born 1948),

sentenced to 6 years for

* Zoran Žigić, Bosnian Serb, sentenced to 25 years for Omarska camp

Croat–Bosniak War

* Mario Cerkez (born 1959), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 6 years *Edin Dzeko, Bosnian who committed atrocities during the Trusina massacre during the Yugoslav War, extradited and convicted in 2014 * Drago Josipović (born 1955), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 15, changed to 12 years following appeal * Dario Kordić (born 1960), Bosnian

Croat The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...

, sentenced to 25 years * Vinko Martinović (born 1963), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 18 years * Vladimir Šantić (born 1958), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 25 years, changed to 18 following appeal * Mladen Naletilić Tuta (born 1946), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 20 years

Kosovo War

* Haradin Bala (1957–2018),

Kosovo Albanian The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ...

soldier, sentenced to 13 years in prison for war crimes committed at Lapušnik prison camp *

Vladimir Lazarević Vladimir Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Лазаревић, born 23 March 1949) is a Serbian colonel general of the Third Army Corps, and later the commander of the Priština Corps of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was indicted b ...

, Serbian colonel general, convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, released in 2015 *

Sreten Lukić Sreten Lukić ( sr, Сретен Лукић, born 28 March 1955) is a retired Serbian colonel general. He served as the head of the Serbian Police in Kosovo during the 1998–99 Kosovo War and subsequently as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affa ...

(born 1955), former Chief of the Serbian Police, sentenced to 22 years in prison for war crimes committed during the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the wa ...

https://www.icty.org/x/cases/milutinovic/cis/en/cis_sainovic_al_en.pdf *

Dragoljub Ojdanić Dragoljub Ojdanić ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб Ојданић; 1 June 1941 – 6 September 2020) was a Serbian army general who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia and Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia. ...

(1941–2020), former

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Af ...

of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia, sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing acts of forced displacement during the

Nebojša Pavković Nebojša Pavković ( sr-cyr, Небојша Павковић; born 10 April 1946) is a Serbian retired army general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia from February 2000 to June 2002. He also served as th ...

(born 1946), Serbian general convicted of crimes against humanity *

Nikola Šainović Nikola Šainović ( sr-cyr, Никола Шаиновић, born 7 December 1948) is a Serbian politician. A close associate of Slobodan Milošević, he held several important state functions of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He has b ...

, former

Prime Minister of Serbia The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијерка Србије, premijerka Srbije; masculine: премијер/premijer), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председница Влад� ...

, convicted of crimes against humanity and released in 2015 *

Hashim Thaci Hashim ( ar, هاشم) is a common male Arabic given name. Hashim may also refer to: *Hashim Amir Ali * Hashim (poet) *Hashim Amla *Hashim Thaçi *Hashim Khan * Hashim Qureshi * Mir Hashim Ali Khan * Hashim al-Atassi *Hashim ibn Abd Manaf *Hashim ...

(born 1968), former President of Kosovo (2016–2020) *

Kadri Veseli Kadri Veseli (born 31 May 1967) is a Kosovar politician, former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo and the Kosovo Intelligence Service. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. Veseli was one of the founders and leaders of the Kosovo ...

(born 1967), former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo (2014–2019), indicted for crimes against humanity *

Salih Mustafa Salih Mustafa also known by the nickname "Cali", (born 1 January 1972) is a former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) war commander from the Guerilla BIA unit, the former intelligence chief of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). In 2022, he was convict ...

(Born 1972), former KLA commander Indicted for war crimes * Lahi Brahimaj (Born 1970), Former KLA commander indicted for war crimes, cruel torture

Ituri conflict

* Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (born 1960), leader of the

Union of Congolese Patriots The Union of Congolese Patriots (french: Union des Patriotes congolais, or UPC) is a political and militia group in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed towards the end of the Second Congo War. It was founded by Thomas Lub ...

during the

Ituri conflict The Ituri conflict (french: Guerre d'Ituri) is an ongoing conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While the two groups had ...

, sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of forcibly conscripting child soldiers. *

Germain Katanga Germain Katanga (; born 28 April 1978), also known as Simba (), is a former leader of the Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri (FRPI), an armed group in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).International Criminal Court ( ...

(born 1978), former leader of the

Patriotic Resistance Front of Ituri The Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (french: Force de résistance patriotique d’Ituri; FRPI) is a Bunia-based armed militia and political party primarily active in the south of the Ituri Province of northeastern Democratic Republic of th ...

, sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the

Bogoro massacre The assault on Bogoro, which occurred on February 24, 2003, was an attack on the village of Bogoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI) and the Front for Patriotic Resistance of Ituri (F ...

War in Afghanistan

Robert Bales Robert Bales (born June 30, 1973) is a former United States Army sniper who fatally shot or stabbed 16 Afghan civilians in a mass murder in Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2012 – an event known as the Kandahar ...

(born 1973),

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

soldier, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for perpetrating the

Kandahar massacre The Kandahar massacre, also called the Panjwai massacre, was a mass murder that occurred in the early hours of 11 March 2012, when United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales murdered 16 Afghan civilians and wounded six others in the Panjwa ...

during the

War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to: *Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC) * Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709) *Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see al ...

Omar Khadr Omar Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عمر أحمد سعيد خضر; born September 19, 1986) is a Canadian citizen who at the age of 15 was detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for ten years, during which he pleaded guilty to the murder of U ...

(born 1986),

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

convicted for murder and supporting terrorism * Glendale Wells, specialist; he pleaded guilty to being an accessory in the death of the prisoner known as Dilawar

Iraq War

* Cardenas J. Alban (born 1975), convicted of killing a civilian child * Santos Cardona (1974-2009), convicted of torturing detainees at Ab Ghraib prison *

Lynndie England Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a former United States Army Reserve soldier who was prosecuted for mistreating detainees during the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse that occurred at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad during the ...

(born 1982), member of the

reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County * Reserve, New Mexico, a US vi ...

, sentenced to 3 years in prison for her role in the Abu Ghraib scandal, released on parole after serving 2 years *

Ivan Frederick __NOTOC__ Ivan Frederick II (born 1966) is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Along with other soldiers of his Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Polic ...

(born 1966), convicted of torturing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison *

Charles Graner Charles A. Graner Jr. (born 1968) is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Along with other soldiers of his Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Police Com ...

(born 1968), member of the

, sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Abu Ghraib scandal, released on parole after serving 6 years * Steven Dale Green (1985-2014),

soldier, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the

Mahmudiyah rape and killings The Mahmudiyah rape and killings were war crimes involving the gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old Iraqi people, Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi and the murder of her family by United States Army soldiers on March 12, 2006. It occurred in ...

during the

Iraq War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Iraq War {{Nobold, {{lang, ar, حرب العراق (Arabic) {{Nobold, {{lang, ku, شەڕی عێراق ( Kurdish) , partof = the Iraq conflict and the War on terror , image ...

* Donald Payne (born 1970), first member of the British armed forces to be convicted of killing Baha Mousa, jailed for one year and dismissed from the army

Saddam Hussein regime

* Ali Daeem Ali (1940–2015), Iraqi Baathist official, sentenced to 15 years *

Frans van Anraat Frans Cornelis Adrianus van Anraat (born 9 August 1942 in Den Helder) is a Dutch war criminal and a businessman. He sold raw materials for the production of chemical weapons to Iraq during the reign of Saddam Hussein. In December 2005, a court in ...

(born 1942), Dutch arms dealer who sold raw materials for the production of

chemical weapons A chemical weapon (CW) is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans. According to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), this can be any chemical compound intended as a ...

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutio ...

, sentenced to 15 years in prison *

Tariq Aziz Tariq Aziz ( ar, طارق عزيز , 28 April 1936 – 5 June 2015) was an Iraqi politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s wh ...

(1936–2015), Iraqi foreign minister under

, death sentence later commuted to life imprisonment where he died in custody *

Awad Hamed al-Bandar Awad Hamad al-Bandar ( ar, عواد حمد البندر السعدون, ʿAwād Ḥamad al-Bandar al-Saʿdūn; (2 January 1945 – 15 January 2007) was an Iraqi chief judge under Saddam Hussein's presidency. He was a member of the Arab Socialist ...

(1945–2007),

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

i chief judge, sentenced to death *

(1937–2006), President of

from 1979 to 2003, executed by hanging for the

Dujail Massacre The Dujail massacre was a mass killing of Shia rebels by the Ba'athist Iraqi government on 8 July 1982 in Dujail, Iraq. The massacre was committed in retaliation to an earlier assassination attempt by the Shia Iranian supported Islamic Dawa ...

in 2006 * Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1947–2013),

i Directorate of General Security * Abid Hamid Mahmud (1957–2012), Iraqi military officer *

Ali Hassan al-Majid Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريت, ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; 30 November 1941 – 25 January 2010), nicknamed Chemical Ali ( ar, علي الكيمياوي, ʿAlī al-Kīm ...

(1941–2010), Iraqi Baathist Defense Minister, executed for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide * Aziz Saleh Nuhmah (born 1941), Iraqi governor of Kuwait during occupation *

Taha Yassin Ramadan Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi ( ar, طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي; (1939 – 20 March 2007) was an Iraqi politician and military officer of Kurdish origin, who served as one of the three vice presidents of Iraq from March 1991 to t ...

(1938–2007), Iraqi Vice President, 1991–2003, sentenced to life imprisonment, appealed to death *

Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid ( ar, عبد الله كاظم رويد;1 January 1925 — 2 January 2011) was a former Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party official in the Dujail region of Iraq and the father of Mizher Abdullah Roweed Al-Musheikhi. He was arrested i ...

(died 2011), Iraqi Baathist official, sentenced to 15 years * Mizhar Abdullah Ruaid (born 1949), Iraqi Baathist official, sentenced to 15 years * Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951–2007), Iraqi head of Mukhabarat, sentenced to death and executed * Watban Ibrahim (1952–2015), former Iraqi interior minister

Syrian Civil war

*Mohammad Abdullah, Syrian soldier, convicted of appearing in photos standing over a pile of bodies *Eyad al-Gharib, Syrian intelligence officer who aided crimes against humanity *Ahmad al Khedr, convicted for killing a captured Syrian Regime soldier *Ahmad Al-Y, Syrian man who fought with terrorist organization Ahrar al-Sham *

Anwar Raslan Anwar Raslan (; born 3 February 1963) is a former Syrian colonel who led a unit of Syria's General Intelligence Directorate. In January 2022, he was convicted of crimes against humanity in a German Higher Regional Court under universal jurisdi ...

, Syrian military Colonel convicted of crimes committed on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad

Central African Republic Civil War

* Yauba Ousman, convicted in 2022 for 2019 Ouham-Pendé killings. *

Maxime Mokom Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka is former minister of disarmament in the Central African Republic, and leader of Anti-balaka, arrested in 2022 for his war crimes. Life Mokom was born on 30 December 1978. In 2013 he was of cofounders of milita ...

, member of the Coalition of Patriots for Change. *

Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona is former minister of sports in the Central African Republic, president of the Central African Football Federation and leader of Anti-balaka, arrested in 2018 for his war crimes. Life Ngaïssona was born in 1967 in ...

, leader of Anti-Bakala. * Issa Salleh, convicted in 2022 for 2019 Ouham-Pendé killings. * Mahamat Tahir, convicted in 2022 for 2019 Ouham-Pendé killings.

Islamic State in Syria and Iraq

* Eddie Gallagher, United States

navy SEAL The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...

who stabbed a injured POW and took photos with the corpse, pardoned in 2019 *

Clint Lorance Clint Allen Lorance (born December 13, 1984) is a former United States Army officer who is known for having been convicted and pardoned for war crimes. While serving as a first lieutenant in the infantry in the War in Afghanistan with the 4th ...

, United States First Lieutenant who ordered the shooting of two civilians on a motorcycle, pardoned in 2019 *

Mathew Golsteyn Major Mathew L. Golsteyn is a United States Army officer who served in the War in Afghanistan. He was charged with murder after killing an Afghan civilian in Marjah, whom he claims was a bomb maker for the Taliban. Golsteyn's case came to promine ...

, United States military officer who murdered a civilian, who he claims was a bombmaker, pardoned in 2019 * Oussama Achraf Akhlafa,

Islamic State An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ...

militant, sentenced to 7½ years in prison *Lina Ishaq, Syrian woman who allowed her pre-teenage son join the

leading to his death, sentenced to six years at a Swedish tribunal *Nurten J., identity of German woman who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and committed war crimes against property

Russian invasion of Ukraine

* Alexander Bobikin, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war * Alexander Ivanov, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war * Vadim Shishimarin, Russian soldier who killed unarmed civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, sentenced to life in prison

Others

Africa

Jean-Pierre Bemba Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (born 4 November 1962) is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 17 July 2003 to December 2 ...

(born 1962), Congolese politician and former rebel leader, sentenced to 18 years in prison for war crimes committed in the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

, but the conviction was overturned after he served 10 years of his original sentence *

Hissène Habré Hissène Habré (Arabic: ''Ḥusaīn Ḥabrī'', Chadian Arabic: ; ; 13 August 1942 – 24 August 2021), also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 5th president of Chad from 1982 u ...

(1942-2021), former

President of Chad This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of six people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting two Interim Heads of State). Additionally, one pers ...

convicted of rape and ordering the killing and torture of thousands of political opponents *

Khalifa Haftar Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar ( ar, خليفة بلقاسم حفتر, Ḵalīfa Bilqāsim Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan-American politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LN ...

(born 1943), Supreme Commander of the

Libyan National Army The Libyan National Army (LNA; ar, الجيش الوطني الليبي, ''al-jaysh al-waṭaniyy al-Lībii'') is a component of Libya's military forces which were nominally a unified national force under the command of Field Marshal Khalifa ...

(2015-present), convicted of extrajudicial killings and torture *

Alieu Kosiah Alieu Kosiah (born 3 March 1975 in Ganta, Nimba County, Liberia) is a former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) faction, a rebel group that participated in the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996) which ...

(born 1975), former commander of the

United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy The United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) was an anti-rebel group that participated in the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996). ULIMO was formed in May 1991 by Krahn and Mandingo refugees and soldiers who had fought in the ...

sentenced for rape and murder *

Guus Kouwenhoven Guus Kouwenhoven, often misspelled as Gus Kouwenhoven or Guus van Kouwenhoven (born 15 February 1942, 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch arms dealer convicted for arms trafficking in Liberia during the presidency of Charles G. Taylor, Charles Taylor. De ...

(born 1942), convicted of illegal arms trafficking related to war crimes in Liberia *

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi (also known as Abu Tourab) was a member of Ansar Dine, a Tuareg people, Tuareg Islamist militia in North Africa. Al-Mahdi admitted guilt in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2016 for the war crime of attacking religio ...

(born 1975), member of

Ansar Dine Ansar Dine ( ar, أنصار الدين ''ʾAnṣār ad-Dīn'', also transliterated ''Ançar Deen''; meaning " helpers of the religion" (Islam) also known as Ansar al-Din (abbreviated as AAD) was a Salafi jihadist group led by Iyad Ag Ghaly. An ...

, sentenced to 9 years in prison for the war crime of attacking various religious buildings during the Northern Mali conflict. *

Mengistu Haile Mariam Mengistu Haile Mariam ( am, መንግሥቱ ኀይለ ማሪያም, pronunciation: ; born 21 May 1937) is an Ethiopian politician and former army officer who was the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991 and General Secretary of the Wor ...

(born 1937), Chairman of the Derg

military junta A military junta () is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in ...

, sentenced to death ''in absentia'' for his role in the

Qey Shibir Qey Shibir or Kay Shibbir (), also known as the Ethiopian Red Terror, was a violent political repression campaign of the Derg against other competing Marxist-Leninist groups in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea from 1976 to 1978. The Qey Shibir ...

Bosco Ntaganda Bosco Ntaganda (born 5 November 1973) is a convicted war criminal and the former military chief of staff of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), an armed militia group operating in the North Kivu province of the Democrati ...

(born 1973), former chief of staff of the

National Congress for the Defence of the People The National Congress for the Defence of the People (french: Congrès national pour la défense du peuple, CNDP) is a political armed militia established by Laurent Nkunda in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in December 20 ...

sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for war crimes *

Dominic Ongwen Dominic Ongwen (born 1975) is a Ugandan former child soldier and former commander of one of the brigades of the Ugandan guerrilla group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). He was detained in 2014 and in 2021 the International Criminal Court convict ...

(born 1975), commander of the Ugandan rebel group the

Lord's Resistance Army The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), also known as the Lord's Resistance Movement, is a rebel group and heterodox Christian group which operates in northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the ...

who was convicted of crimes against women, including forced pregnancy

Asia

* Yuri Budanov (1963–2011), officer of the Russian Armed Forces, sentenced to ten years in prison for war crimes committed during both the

First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

and

Second Chechen War The Second Chechen War (russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, ) took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from August 1999 ...

s, later released on parole after serving four years * Illandaridevage Kulatunga, Ski Lankan military officer who helped in the construction of mass graves and aided in the torture and murder of civilians during the Sri Lankan Civil war * Hamid Nouri (born 1961), Iranian official sentenced to life in prison for executing political prisoners

Europe

* Bulala Taylor (1861-1941), convicted of violating the

Laws and Customs of War The law of war is the component of international law that regulates the conditions for initiating war (''jus ad bellum'') and the conduct of warring parties (''jus in bello''). Laws of war define sovereignty and nationhood, states and territor ...

during the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the South ...

Breaker Morant Harry "The Breaker" Harbord Morant (born Edwin Henry Murrant, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902), more popularly known as Breaker Morant, was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, bush poet, military officer, and war criminal who was co ...

(1864–1902), convicted and executed for illegal summary executions of Boer and other prisoners during the

* Peter Handcock (1868-1902), convicted and executed for murdering civilians during the

Peter von Hagenbach Peter von Hagenbach (c. 1420 – May 9, 1474), also Pierre de Hagenbach, Pietro di Hagenbach, Pierre d'Archambaud, or Pierre d'Aquenbacq, was a Burgundian knight from Alsace, German military and civil commander and convicted war criminal. Biogr ...

(c. 1420 – May 9, 1474), executed for commanding troops who committed rape during the occupation of Breisach * George Ramsdale Witton (1874-1942), convicted of murdering nine POWs during the Second Boer War

North America

William Calley William Laws Calley Jr. (born June 8, 1943) is a former American army officer and war criminal convicted by court-martial for the premeditated killings of 200 to 400 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the Mỹ Lai massacre on March 16, 1968, d ...

(born 1943),

soldier who was one of the main perpetrators of the

My Lai Massacre My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

during the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...

, initially sentenced to life in prison, but this was later changed to house arrest, and he would be released on parole only three years later *Edwin Forbes Glenn (1857–1926), U.S. Army Major General who water boarded a man in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War, given a fine and taken out of command for 1 month *Inocente Orlando Montano, Salvadoran army colonel convicted for the 1989 murders of Jesuits in El Salvador *

(1926–2018),

from 1982 to 1983, sentenced to 80 years in prison for war crimes and acts of

perpetrated during the Guatemala Civil War

South America

*Manuel De La Torre Herrera, Peruvian police officer during the Alberto Fujimori, Alberto Fujimori Administration, convicted in Canada *Telmo Hurtado, major in the Peruvian army who participated in the Accomarca massacre *Juan Rivera Rondon, Lieutenant in the Peruvian army who participated in the Accomarca massacre

References

*Glueck, Sheldon. ''War Criminals: Their Prosecution and Punishment''. New York: Kraus Reprint Corporation, 1966. *Richard Minear, Minear, Richard H. ''Victors' Justice: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial''. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1971. *Taylor, Telford. ''Nuremberg and Vietnam: an American Tragedy''. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1970. {{DEFAULTSORT:War Criminals Lists of criminals Lists of office-holders People convicted of war crimes, List