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    Grese was among the 45 people accused of war crimes at the Belsen Trial which was held in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony. She was tried over the first period of the trials (17 September – 17 November 1945) and was represented by Major L. Cranfield.
    Other names: "The Beautiful Beast", "Die Hyäne von Auschwitz", ("The Hyena of Auschwitz")
    Rank: Helferin
    Service/branch: Schutzstaffel
    Years of service: 1940–1945
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    After the war, during the Nazi war crimes trials in 1945, Irma Grese was dubbed the "beautiful beast" by the press. Young, attractive and blonde, she was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by hanging. The cliche of the blonde, sadistic woman in an SS uniform later became a sexualised cult figure in films and comics.
    Irma Grese and former SS-Hauptsturmführer Josef Kramer in prison in Celle, with a British soldier standing guard (August 1945). Grese was among the 45 people accused of war crimes at the Belsen Trial which was held in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony.
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    After Auschwitz Irma Grese was sent to the Bergen – Belsen Concentration Camp where she was captured by the British Army when they liberated the camp on 15 April 945. She became known as the “Bitch of Belsen” as the details of her crime became known. “I am the sister of Irma Grese, 20 years old and live at Wrecken in Wreckensburg.
    In January 1945, she returned to Ravensbrück Concentration Camp before being transferred to Bergen-Belsen in March. After the Kommandant of Bergen-Belsen, Josef Kramer, Irma Grese was the most notorious defendant in the Belsen Trial, held between September 17 and November 17, 1945. Grese was convicted and sentenced to be hanged.
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    Irmgard Ilse Ida Grese (7 October 1923 – 13 December 1945) was a Nazi concentration camp guard at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and served as warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen. She was a volunteer member of the SS. Grese was convicted of crimes involving the ill-treatment and murder of … See more

    Irmgard Ilse Ida Grese was born to Berta Grese and Alfred Grese, both dairy workers, on 7 October 1923. Irma was the third eldest (three… See more

    Grese was among the 45 people accused of war crimes at the Belsen Trial which was held in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony. She was tried over the first period of the trials (17 September – 17 November 1945) and was represented by Major L. Cranfield. The trials were … See more

    Grese has been portrayed as a minor character in two films: Pierrepoint (2005), which portrays her execution following the Belsen war crimes… See more

    The Justified Execution of Irma Grese or The Beast of Belsen, video at YouTube
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    By her teenage years, Grese, like her sisters, wanted to join the League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel), the branch of the … See more

    According to Wendy Adele-Marie Sarti, the night before her execution, Grese sang Nazi songs until the early hours of the morning with Johanna Bormann. On 13 December 1945, in … See more

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  4. Why Was Irma Grese, the Beast of Belsen, so Hated?

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  7. 1st Belsen Trial - Bergen-Belsen

    WEBHELENE GRESE, sworn, examined by Major CRANFIELD - I am the sister of Irma Grese, 20 years old, and live at Wrecken in Wreckensburg. My father was an agricultural worker, and I have two sisters and two …

  8. Trial Transcript - Exhibit 112 - Bergen-Belsen

    WEBTrial Transcript - Exhibit 112. Exhibit 112 Statements of Irma Grese. IN THE MATTER OF WAR CRIMES AND ATROCITIES AT AUSCHWITZ AND BELSEN CAMPS. Statement of SS Kommandoführerin Irma

  9. WEBApr 7, 2021 · Along with these, Levin located, translated and edited the testimonies of British soldiers who liberated the camp, of the Nazi criminals themselves, and of the hangman who executed them. A mugshot of …

  10. Nazi Ravensbrück camp: How ordinary women became …

    WEBJan 17, 2021 · After the war, during the Nazi war crimes trials in 1945, Irma Grese was dubbed the "beautiful beast" by the press. Young, attractive and blonde, she was found guilty of murder and sentenced...

  11. WEBNotable defendants alongside Kramer were the Belsen camp doctor Fritz Klein, Kramer’s deputy Franz Hössler, and the female camp `overseer’ Irma Grese, who was nicknamed the `Hyena of Auschwitz’ for her sadistic …

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