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Allied war crimes during World War II. During World War II, the Allies committed legally proven war crimes and violations of the laws of war against either civilians or military personnel of the Axis powers. At the end of World War II, many trials of Axis war criminals took place, most famously the Nuremberg Trials and Tokyo Trials.
Whilst the collection of war trophies has historically been an aspect of military service, the mutilation of the remains of fallen enemy soldiers during World War II remains an unpunished yet unquestionable war crime committed by Allied forces in the Pacific.
According to the Nuremberg Trials, there were four major categories of crimes alleged against the German political leadership, the ruling party NSDAP, the military high command, the paramilitary SS, the security services, the civil occupation authorities, as well as individual government officials (including members of the civil service or the d...
The Nuremberg Trials. After the war, Allied powers—United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union—came together to form the International Military Tribunal (IMT). From 1945 to 1946, Nazi Germany leaders stood trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes.
- The Inquiries of Sir William Webb
- Webb Reports Held by The National Archives
- War Crimes Trials, 1945–51
In June 1943, Sir William Webb, Chief Justice of Queensland, was appointed as a Commissioner under National Security (Inquiries) Regulations to report on whether there had been atrocities or breaches of the rules of warfare by the Japanese armed forces. This was the first of three commissions given to Webb between 1943 and 1945 to investigate war c...
The task of supporting the work of the inquiries headed by Webb rested with the Directorate of Prisoners of War and Internees, which from 1945 came under the responsibility of the Adjutant-General of the Australian Army. Many of the records of this directorate are held in the series MP742/1. Additional material will also be found in the record seri...
Between 30 November 1945 and 9 April 1951, 924 enemy nationals were tried for war crimes in 296 trials conducted by Australian military courts. The enabling legislation – the War Crimes Act 1945– was passed by both houses of the Australian parliament on the same day (4 October 1945). Of those found guilty by these trials, 148 were sentenced to deat...
25 gen 2023 · World World II War Crimes Records. Nazi War Crimes Interagency Working Group (IWG) Records at Presidential Libraries: Investigating the Holocaust at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum : Bernard Bernstein Papers. Katherine Fite Lincoln Papers. Samuel I. Rosenman Papers.
After World War II, international, domestic, and military courts conducted trials of tens of thousands of accused war criminals. Efforts to bring to justice to the perpetrators of Nazi-era crimes continue well into the 21st century. Unfortunately, most perpetrators have never been tried or punished.
