Object numberM1995/070:002
DescriptionBlack and white press photographs with typed caption in Swedish attached to back. The picture shows Irma Grese who was a warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The picture was taken during the Lüneburg trials "Belsen trial" in 1945.
Before being transferred to Bergen-Belsen in 1945, Grese was also employed at the concentration camp of Auschwitz. She was convicted for crimes against humanity and received the death penalty. She was executed on December 13, 1945. She was 22 years old.
She was nicknamed "The Beast of Belsen", "The Beautiful Beast", "The Blonde Angel of Auschwitz" and "Die Hyäne von Auschwitz" ("The Hyena of Auschwitz").
Before being transferred to Bergen-Belsen in 1945, Grese was also employed at the concentration camp of Auschwitz. She was convicted for crimes against humanity and received the death penalty. She was executed on December 13, 1945. She was 22 years old.
She was nicknamed "The Beast of Belsen", "The Beautiful Beast", "The Blonde Angel of Auschwitz" and "Die Hyäne von Auschwitz" ("The Hyena of Auschwitz").
Subjectnazi cruelty, Nazis, war crimes, court procedures, perpetrators
Object namephotographs
Dimensions
- length: 176.00 mm
width: 135.00 mm
Language
- Swedish Telegram photo. Kr (stands for "Kronen", Swedish currency) 25: exclusive telegram costs
From trial in Lüneburg with war criminals from Belsen. The image shows Irma Greese (with the number 9 on her chest) during the trial.
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michele Harrison