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List of convicted war criminals

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 Nuremberg Trials (as well as by earlier agreements established by the Hague Conferences of 1899 and 1907, the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, and the Geneva Conventions of 1929 and 1949).

American Civil War (1861–1865)

  • James Duncan, Confederate guard in Andersonville Prison
  • Champ Ferguson (1821–1865), Confederate guerrilla leader sentenced to death for the murders of civilians, prisoners and wounded soldiers.
  • Henry C. Magruder (1844–1865), Confederate guerrilla sentenced to death for the murders of eight civilians.
  • Henry Wirz (1822–1865), Confederate administrator of Andersonville Prison

World War I (1914–1918)

World War II

European theatre

Austria

Croatia

France

Hungary

Italy

Nazi Germany

A–C
D–G
H–K
L–P
  • Hubert Lanz (1896–1982), general, sentenced to 12 years in prison at the Nuremberg Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
  • Ernst Lautz (1887–1979), Chief Public Prosecutor of the People's Court, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg judges' trial, released in 1951.
  • Robert Ley (1890–1945), head of the labor force, indicted at the Nuremberg trials, committed suicide in custody.
  • Ernst von Leyser (1889–1962), general, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
  • Wilhelm List (1880–1971), field marshal, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg hostages' trial, released in 1952.
  • Hinrich Lohse (1896–1964), politician
  • Werner Lorenz (1891–1974), head of Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans) and an SS Obergruppenführer.
  • Georg Lörner (1899–1959), SS administrator and economist, sentenced to death, commuted and released in 1954.
  • Hans Lörner (Born 1893), SS senior leader of the SS, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951.
  • Eberhard von Mackensen (1889–1969), commander of the 14th army, convicted of involvement in the Ardeatine massacre.
  • Kurt Mälzer (1894–1952), Luftwaffe general and military commander of Rome, convicted of ordering the Ardeatine massacre.
  • Erich von Manstein (1887–1973), Generalfeldmarschall, convicted of using slave labour and murders of prisoners and civilians.
  • Elisabeth Marschall (1886–1947), head nurse at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Fritz ter Meer (1884–1967), industrialist, planned the Monowitz concentration camp, sentenced to seven years in prison at the Nuremberg IG Farben trial, released in 1951.
  • Wolfgang Mettgenberg (1882–1950), representative of the Reich ministry of justice, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg judges' trial, died in Landsberg Prison.
  • Konrad Meyer (1901–1973), SS General, created the Generalplan Ost resulting in the deportation of over 30 million Slavic people, sentenced to time served at the Nuremberg RuSHA trial, released in 1948.
  • Kurt Meyer (1910–1961), commander of 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, convicted of war crimes for his role in the Ardenne Abbey massacre.
  • August Meyszner (1886–1947), Higher SS and Police Leader in German-occupied Serbia.
  • Erhard Milch (1892–1972), Luftwaffe officer.
  • Elfriede Mohneke (1922–1994), assistant warden at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Otto Moll (1915–1946), SS-Hauptscharführer, sentenced to death at the Dachau camp trial.
  • Joachim Mrugowsky (1905–1948), senior hygienist, sentenced to death in the Nuremberg doctor's trial, executed in 1948.
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (1897–1947), executed for atrocities committed during the occupation of Crete.
  • Karl Mummenthey (born 1906), SS economic administrator, sentenced to life in prison, released in 1953.
  • Erich Naumann (died 1951), Einsatzgruppe B commander
  • Günther Nebelung (1896–1970), Chief Justice of the People's Court, interned by the Allies in 1945, indicted in the Nuremberg judges' trial, released in 1947.
  • Hermann Neubacher (died 1960), supported mayor of Vienna and Southeast Economic Plenipotentiary
  • Ruth Neudeck (1920–1948), overseer at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Konstantin von Neurath (1873–1956), Foreign Minister and Reichsprotektor
  • Engelbert Valentin Niedermeyer, SS-Unterscharführer, sentenced to death at the Dachau camp trial.
  • Herta Oberheuser (1911–1978), doctor at the Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to 20 years in prison at the doctors' trial, released in 1952.
  • Marc Antony Ocasio (died 1951), Einsatzgruppe D commander
  • Rudolf Oeschey (1903–1980), Chief judge of the Special Court at Nuremberg, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg judges' trial, released in 1956
  • (1898–1948), "work leader" at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Heinrich Oster (1878–1954), industrialist, sentenced to 2 years in prison at the Nuremberg IG Farben trial, released in 1949.
  • Friedrich Panzinger (1903–1959), RSHA official
  • Franz von Papen (1879–1969), diplomat and deputy chancellor
  • Joachim Peiper (1915–1976), SS-Standartenführer, 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler, held responsible for the Malmedy massacre during the Malmedy massacre trial
  • (1885–1963), Chief Justice of the People's Court, charged and indicted in the Nuremberg judges' trial, released in 1947.
  • (1910–1950), "work leader" at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death by a French military court
  • Alexander Piorkowski (1904–1948), commander of Dachau concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Dachau trials.
  • Paul Pleiger (1899–1985), General Director and Supervisory Board Chairman of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring, Reich Commissioner for Coal Supply, War Economy Leader, sentenced to 15 years in Ministries trial, released in 1951.
  • Oswald Pohl (died 1951), WVHA official
  • Hermann Pook (1901–1983), SS dentist, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951.
  • Helmut Poppendick (1902–1994), chief of personal staff, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the doctors' trial, released in 1951.
  • Erich Priebke (1913–2013), Hauptsturmführer, convicted for participation in the Ardeatine massacre, sentenced to 15 years in prison, later life, moved to house arrest
R–S
  • Margarete Rabe (born 1923), warden at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to life imprisonment at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Erich Raeder (1876–1960), grand admiral, sentenced to life imprisonment, later released
  • Friedrich Rainer (1903–1947?), Gauleiter and Landeshauptmann of Salzburg and Carinthia, sentenced to death
  • Hanns Albin Rauter (died 1949), Higher SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, sentenced to death
  • Hermann Reinecke (1888–1973), OKW official, sentenced to life imprisonment, later released
  • Lothar Rendulic (1887–1971), commander of the 52nd Infantry Division, sentenced to 20 years (later 10)
  • Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893–1946), foreign minister, sentenced to death
  • Hermann Röhn (1902–1946), Deputy Gauleiter in Gau Baden, enforced Germanization and conscription in Alsace, convicted and executed by France
  • Karl von Roques (died 1949), Rear Area Army Group South commander
  • Gerhard Rose (1896–1992), expert on tropical disease, performed experiments in Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camp, sentenced to life in prison at the doctors' trial, released in 1955.
  • Alfred Rosenberg (1893–1946), east minister, sentenced to death
  • Oswald Rothaug (1897–1967), Chief Justice of the special court, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1956
  • Curt Rothenberger (1896–1959), State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Justice, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1950
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert (1905–1946), SS-Obersturmbannführer, sentenced to death at the Dachau camp trial.
  • Vera Salvequart (1919–1947), kapo at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Fritz Sauckel (1894–1946), Labour Plenipotentiary official
  • Gustav Adolf Scheel (1907–1979), physician and Nazi deportation officer
  • Rudolf Scheide (born 1908), SS economic administrator, charged and indicted in the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1947.
  • Walter Schellenberg (died 1952), German RSHA official
  • Claus Schilling (1871–1946), doctor at Dachau concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Dachau camp trial.
  • Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974), Vienna Reichsstatthalter
  • Franz Schlegelberger (1876–1970), State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Justice and later Justice Minister
  • Vinzenz Schöttl (1905–1946), SS-Obersturmführer, sentenced to death at the Dachau camp trial.
  • Hermann Schmitz (1881–1960), sentenced to four years in prison at the Nuremberg IG Farben trial, released in 1950.
  • Georg von Schnitzler (1884–1962), sentenced to five years in prison at the Nuremberg IG Farben trial, released in 1949.
  • Richard Schnur (died 1947), SS-Hauptsturmführer, sentenced to death for a massacre.
  • Ida Schreiter (1912–1948), warden at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Oskar Schröder (died 1958), Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of the Medical Service, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg Doctors' trial, released in 1954.
  • Josef Schuetz (1921–2023), Waffen-SS prison camp guard. Convicted June 2022 as the oldest person tried for war crimes from Nazi Germany.
  • Erwin Schulz (1900–1981), SS general
  • Heinrich Schwarz (1906–1947), administrator of the Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp.
  • Johann Schwarzhuber (1904–1947), deputy commandant of Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Karl Eberhard Schöngarth (1903–1946), SS officer
  • Otto Schwarzenberger (born in 1900), Chief of war, sentenced to time served in the Nuremberg RuSHA trial, released in 1947.
  • Siegfried Seidl (1911–1947), administrator of the Theresienstadt concentration camp
  • Wolfram Sievers (1905–1948), Ahnenerbe official
  • Karl Sommer (born in 1915), SS economic administrator, sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, commuted and released in 1953.
  • Walter Sonntag (1907–1948), physician at Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials
  • Albert Speer (1905–1981), armament and munitions minister.
  • Wilhelm Speidel (1895–1970), general, sentenced to 20 years in prison at the Nuremberg Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
  • Franz Stangl (1908–1971), SS officer and administrator of the Sobibór and Treblinka concentration camps.
  • Otto Steinbrinck (1888–1949), industrialist and SS member
  • Franz Strasser (1899–1945), Kreisleiter sentenced to death for participating in the murders of American airmen
  • Julius Streicher (1885–1946), journalist and editor of the Der Stürmer
  • Jürgen Stroop (1895-1952), SS and Police leader in Warsaw, convicted of murdering 9 US POWs. Hanged at Mokotow Prison in 1952.
  • Wilhelm Stuckart (1902-1953), Interior Ministry official. Supported forced sterilization. Sentenced to time served. Released April 1949.
  • Kurt Student (1890–1978), leader of Fallschirmjäger, convicted of mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war.
  • Otto von Stulpnagel (1878-1948), military commander of Nazi-occupied France, charged with war crimes by French authorities. Committed suicide in Cherche-Midi Prison
  • Fritz Suhren (1908–1950), commandant of Ravensbrück concentration camp, sentenced to death by a French military court
T–Z
  • Bruno Tesch (1890–1946), chemist and owner of Tesch & Stabenow pest control company, convicted of supplying Zyklon B for use in mass exterminations
  • Erwin Tschentscher (1903–1972), SS economic administrator, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951.
  • Harald Turner (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 the SS legal department, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg Pohl trial, released in 1951.
  • Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919–1945), guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps, sentenced to death at the Belsen trials
  • Otto Wagener (1888–1971), Military Governor of the Italian Dodecanese, sentenced to 15 years for execution of prisoners of war and hostages on Rhodes
  • Robert Wagner (1895–1946), Chief of Civil Administration in Alsace and Reichsstatthalter of Baden
  • Walter Warlimont (1894–1976), OKW official
  • Helmuth Weidling (1891–1955), lieutenant-general, sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment for war crimes in the Soviet Union.
  • Karl Weinbacher (1898–1946), deputy executive of Tesch & Stabenow, convicted of supplying Zyklon B for use in mass exterminations
  • Bernhard Weiss (1904-1973), industrialist, sentenced to 2½ years in prison at the Nuremberg Flick trial. Served one year. Nephew of Friedrich Flick.
  • Martin Weiss (1905–1946), commandant of Dachau concentration camp, sentenced to death at the Dachau camp trial.
  • Carl Westphal (1902–1946), administrator for the Reich ministry of Justice, committed suicide after being charged and indicted in the Nuremberg judges' trial.
  • Dieter Wisliceny (1911-1948), SS deportation expert in Greece, Slovakia and Hungary
  • Karl Wolff (1900–1984), Heinrich Himmler's Chief of Staff
  • Emma Zimmer (1888–1948), overseer at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps, sentenced to death at the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials

Romania

Slovakia

Soviet Union

United States

  • Fred A. McMurray (died 1945), American G.I. executed for a murder and two rapes committed during the Italian Campaign, guilt has been called into question, on account of his race.
  • Louis Till (1922–1945), American G.I. executed for a murder and two rapes committed during the Italian Campaign, guilt has been called into question, on account of his race.
  • Horace T. West (died 1974), American soldier convicted of premeditated murder committed at Biscari.

Yugoslavia

Other

Pacific theatre

Japan

Other

Guatemalan Civil War

Bangladesh Liberation War

  • Ghulam Azam (1922–2014), former leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami sentenced to 90 years' imprisonment
  • Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (1949-2015), former member of the Jatiya Sangsad, sentenced to death for multiple war crimes and hanged
  • Ashrafuz Zaman Khan (born 1948), sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 18 people described as prominent intellectuals
  • Abdul Quader Molla (1948–2013), Sentenced to death for mass murder
  • Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (born 1948), sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 18 people described as prominent intellectuals
  • Motiur Rahman Nizami (1943–2016), leader of Al Badr, sentenced to death and hanged for his role in masterminding the Demra massacre.
  • Khalilur Rahman (born 1955), commander in Al Badr, convicted of killing, torturing, abduction, looting, rape, and arson in 2015. He was sentenced to death and arrested in 2022. He currently sits on death row
  • Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (1940-2023), member of the Jatiya Sangsad, sentenced to life in prison
  • Abdus Sobhan (1936–2020), former MP convicted of crimes against humanity

Dirty War

Khmer Rouge regime

Liberian Civil Wars

Rwandan Civil War

  • Jean-Paul Akayesu (born 1953), mayor of Taba commune, sentenced to life in prison for aiding and abetting in the Rwandan genocide.
  • Théoneste Bagosora (1941–2021), Rwandan Armed Forces officer sentenced to life in prison for his role in planning and carrying out the Rwandan genocide, later reduced to 35 years on appeal.
  • Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza (1950–2010), involved in the Hutu Power
  • Augustin Bizimungu (born 1952), Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Army, sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide.
  • Alphonse Higaniro (born 1949), factory owner, sentenced to 20 years.
  • Jean Kambanda (born 1955), Prime Minister in the caretaker government during the Rwandan genocide, 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 to a militia to burn refugees with.
  • Gertrude Mukangango, sentenced to 15 years for handing over Tutsi refugees to the militia during the Rwandan genocide.
  • Désiré Munyaneza (born 1966), businessman, sentenced to life in prison for committing multiple acts of war rape during the Rwandan genocide.
  • Ferdinand Nahimana (born 1950), historian who incited the Rwandan genocide
  • Elie Ndayamabaje, mayor of Muganza during the Rwandan Genocide
  • Hassan Ngeze (born 1957), journalist and politician, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide, later reduced to 35 years on appeal.
  • Ildéphonse Nizeyimana (born 1963), soldier convicted of having participated in the Rwandan genocide.
  • Sylvan Nsabimana, charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide
  • Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide
  • Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, sub-prefect of Gisaraga convicted of genocide
  • Vincent Ntezimana, university professor, sentenced to 12 years.
  • Alphonse Nteziryayo, prefect of Butare during the Rwandan Genocide
  • Bernard Ntuyahaga (born 1952), Rwandan Army officer, sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the murder of ten Belgian United Nations peacekeepers at the beginning of the Rwandan genocide.
  • Pauline Nyiramasuhuko (born 1946), politician indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit genocide.
  • Tharcisse Renzaho (born 1944), soldier and head of the Civil Defence Committee for Kigali, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide.
  • Georges Rutaganda (1958–2010), commander for the Interahamwe militia, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide.
  • Innocent Sagahutu (born 1962), soldier in the Rwandan Armed Forces who helped carry out the Rwandan genocide, sentenced to 20 years in prison, later reduced to 15 years via appeal.
  • Athanase Seromba (born 1963), Catholic priest, sentenced to life in prison for aiding and abetting in the Rwandan genocide.

Sierra Leone Civil War

Yugoslav Wars

After the Yugoslav Wars, 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 and Serbia) 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

A–K

  • Fikret Abdić, Bosniak warlord, sentenced to six years for participating in the detention and killing of civilians
  • Srećko Aćimović, former Bosnian Serb Army battalion commander aided genocide against Bosnians
  • Đuro Adamović, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to three years in prison for committing crimes against civilians, later acquitted during appeal
  • Zoran Babic, Bosnian Serb policeman who persecuted Bosniaks
  • Predrag Bastah, Bosnian Serb policeman convicted of killing 37 Bosniak civilians in the Yugoslav Wars
  • Bratislav Bilbija, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to two years in prison for committing crimes against civilians, later acquitted during appeal
  • Tihomir BlaÅ¡kić (born 1960), Bosnian Croat sentenced to 45 years, changed to nine 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 Brđanin (1948–2022), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 32 years (30 following appeal)
  • Enver Buza, former commander of a Bosnian Army battalion convicted of killing 27 Croat civilians in Uzdol
  • MiloÅ¡ Čajević, Bosnian Serb police officer, sentenced to 13 years for intimidating and inhumane treatment
  • Ibrahim Ceco, Bosnian Army Soldier, sentenced to a year and a half in prison for committing crimes against a civilian population
  • Ranko ČeÅ¡ić (born 1964), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 18 years for crimes in Brcko
  • Fadil Čović, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp
  • Halid Čović, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp
  • Hazim Delić (born 1964), Bosniak sentenced to 18 years for crimes at Čelebići prison camp
  • Ilija Đajić, Bosnian Serb detention camp guard who mistreated and abused Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees
  • Dragana Đekić, Serbian member of the White Eagles, sentenced to 5 years in 2023 for participation in the Å trpci massacre
  • Mustafa Đelilović, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp
  • Damir DoÅ¡en (born 1967), Bosnian Serb, sentenced to 5 years for Keraterm camp
  • Senad Džananović, Bosniak soldier sentenced to 11 years for crimes against Serbians in AlipaÅ¡ino polje
  • Dražen Erdemović (born 1972), Bosnian Croat who fought for Serb forces and was sentenced to five years for Pileca farm (part of Srebrenica massacre)
  • Edin Gadžo, Bosniak soldier sentenced to five years for crimes against Serbians in AlipaÅ¡ino polje
  • Stanislav Galić, Bosnian Serb commander in the Siege of Sarajevo. Sentenced to 20 years, appealed and had his sentence changed to life imprisonment
  • Rade Garić, former Bosnian Serb police reservist convicted for inhumane acts
  • Miodrag Grubačić, Bosnian Serb detention camp guard who mistreated and abused Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees
  • Becir Hujić, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp
  • Boban Inđić, former Bosnian Serb commander, sentenced to 15 years in prison for participation in the Å trpci massacre
  • Goran Jelisić (born 1968), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 40 years for murders in Brčko. Personally killed 13 civilians
  • Mićo JuriÅ¡ić, 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 (born 1945), Bosnian Serb politician who served as President of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War, sentenced to life in prison for eleven counts of war crimes
  • Radomir Kezunović, former Bosnian Serb Army military policeman for killing 28 civilians
  • Dragan Kolundžija (born 1959), Bosnian Serb, sentenced to 3 years for Keraterm camp
  • Milojica Kos, Bosnian Serb, sentenced to 6 years for Omarska camp
  • Radomir Kovač (born 1961), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 20 years
  • Momčilo KrajiÅ¡nik, Bosnian Serb politician, sentenced to 27 years
  • Milorad Krnojelac, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 7½ years for the Foča massacres. Following an appeal, his sentence was raised to 15 years
  • Radislav Krstić, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 46 years (35 following appeal) for his part in the Srebrenica massacre, also found guilty of being an accomplice to genocide, first such ruling at the ICTY
  • Dalibor Krstović, Bosnian Serb Army soldier who raped a POW
  • Dragoljub Kunarac (born 1960), Bosnian Serb sentenced to 28 years
  • Miroslav Kvocka, Bosnian Serb, sentenced to 7 years for Omarska camp

L–Z

  • Esad Landžo, Bosniak sentenced to 15 years for crimes at Čelebići prison camp
  • Jovan Lipovac, Serbian member of the White Eagles, sentenced to 10 years in 2023 for participation in the Å trpci massacre
  • Gojko Lukić, Serbian member of the White Eagles, sentenced to 10 years in 2023 for participation in the Å trpci massacre
  • Milan Lukić (born 1967), commander of the White Eagles, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the ViÅ¡egrad massacres.
  • Sakib Mahmuljin, former Bosnian general convicted of killing Prisoners of War
  • Željko Maričić, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to two years for crimes against civilians
  • Dragan Marinković, convicted of committing crimes against humanity in Milići, Republika Srpska
  • Å erif MeÅ¡anović, convicted of illegally detaining Serb and Croat civilians at Silos camp
  • Dragomir MiloÅ¡ević (born 1942), Bosnian Serb soldier in the Army of Republika Srpska, sentenced to 29 years in prison for war crimes committed during the Siege of Sarajevo.
  • Ratko Mladić (born 1943), officer in the Army of Republika Srpska, sentenced to life in prison for roles in the Siege of Sarajevo and Srebrenica massacre
  • Darko Mrđa, former Bosnian Serb policeman, sentenced to 20 years for participating in the Korićani Cliffs massacre
  • Husein Mujanović, Bosnian Army Jail Chief, sentenced to ten years for prisoner abuse, sentence later reduced to 4.5 years
  • Zdravko Narančić, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of helping kill 11 POWs
  • Dragan Nikolić, Bosnian Serb sentenced to 23 years
  • Slavko Ognjenović, convicted for wartime rape
  • Osman Osmanović, Bosnian war official, sentenced to five years in prison for abusing prisoners at Rasadnik camp
  • Veljko Papić, former member of the Army of Republika Srpska, sentenced to two years for forced labor
  • Radovan Paprica, convicted for wartime rape in the Yugoslav war
  • Milivoj Petković, Bosnian Croat officer for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing
  • Stojan Petrović, member of the Bosnian Serb police, convicted of rape and crimes against the civilian population, sentenced to seven years in prison
  • Joja Plavanjac, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of killing 11 POWs
  • Biljana PlavÅ¡ić (born 1930), Bosnian Serb politician and former president of Republika Srpska. Sentenced to 11 years
  • Dragoljub Pricac, Bosnian Serb, sentenced to 5 years for Omarska camp
  • Predrag Prosić, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of illegally detaining Bosniak civilians
  • Nicholas Ribić (born 1974), Canadian soldier in the Army of Republika Srpska, convicted of taking United Nations peacekeepers hostage to use as human shields.
  • Blagoje Simić (born 1960), former Bosnian Serb member of the Serb War Presidency, sentenced to 15 years for aiding and abetting persecution through unlawful arrests, confinement of prisoners in inhumane conditions, forced labour and displacement
  • Simo Stupar, former Serbian policeman who illegally detained Bosniaks
  • Dusko Vasiljević, Serbian member of the White Eagles, sentenced to 10 years in 2023 for participation in the Å trpci massacre
  • Simo Zarić, former police chief of Bosanski Å amac, sentenced to six years for being an aider and abettor of persecutions during the Bosanski Å amac ethnic cleansing

Croatian War of Independence

Croat–Bosniak War

Kosovo War

  • Muhamet Alidemaj, former member of the Serbian police, convicted for participating in the Izbica massacre, sentenced to 15 years in prison
  • Svetomir Bačević, Kosovo Serb, convicted of seizing a civilian home, sentenced to five years in prison
  • Ekrem Bajrović, Kosovo Bosniak member of the Serbian forces, convicted of beating, torture and killing of ethnic Albanian civilians, sentenced to 12 years in prison
  • Haradin Bala (1957–2018), Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, sentenced to 13 years for murder, torture, and cruel treatment at the LapuÅ¡nik prison camp
  • Boban Bogićević, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to two years in prison
  • Dejan Bulatović, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to 20 years in prison
  • Zoran Đokić, former Serb fighter, sentenced to 12 years for attacks against ethnic Albanians
  • Caslav Jolić, former Serbian policeman, convicted of torture against civilians, sentenced to eight years in prison
  • SlaviÅ¡a Kastratović, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to two years in prison
  • Zlatan Krstić, former Serb police officer, sentenced to 14.5 years for torture, destruction of property, expulsions and abductions
  • Vladimir Lazarević, Serbian colonel general, convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, released in 2015
  • Sreten Lukić (born 1955), former Chief of the Serbian Police, sentenced to 22 years in prison
  • Sami Lushtaku, former KLA senior member, sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering an Albanian civilian
  • Toplica Miladinović, former Yugoslav Army commander convicted of ordering the invasion of Ljubenić, Pavlan, Zahac and Cuska, sentenced to 20 years in prison
  • SiniÅ¡a MiÅ¡ić, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to five years in prison
  • Ranko Momić, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to 15 years in prison
  • Salih Mustafa (born 1972), former KLA commander, convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 26 years in prison for mistreating prisoners
  • Milojko Nikolić, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to 20 years in prison
  • Dragoljub Ojdanić (1941–2020), former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia, sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing acts of forced displacement during the Kosovo War
  • NebojÅ¡a Pavković (born 1946), Serbian general convicted of crimes against humanity
  • Srecko Popovic, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to 10 years in prison
  • Nikola Å ainović, former Prime Minister of Serbia, convicted of crimes against humanity and released in 2015
  • Sylejman Selimi (born 1970), former KLA senior member, sentenced to six years in prison for torturing a civilian
  • Destan Shabanaj, former Serb police inspector, sentenced to 7 years for desecrating, humiliating and subjecting dead bodies to demeaning treatment
  • Pjeter Shala, KLA fighter, convicted of arbitrary detention and torture, sentenced to 18 years in prison
  • Remzi Shala, Kosovo Liberation Army fighter, convicted of kidnapping and killing a civilian, sentenced to nine and a half years
  • Abdulah Sokić, member of the Yugoslav Army’s 177th intervention squad, convicted of killing Albanian civilians, sentenced to 12 years in prison
  • Goran StaniÅ¡ić, Serbian reservist policeman, convicted of killing 13 civilians, sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021, later reduced to 15 years

Slovenian War of Independence

  • Berisav Popov, former Yugoslav colonel, sentenced to five years in prison in absentia for killing civilians and destruction of property

Ituri conflict

War in Afghanistan

  • Robert Bales (born 1973), United States Army soldier, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for perpetrating the Kandahar massacre
  • Alexander Blackman, Royal Marine convicted of executing a wounded Taliban insurgent, conviction was later downgraded to manslaughter.
  • Calvin Gibbs, United States Army soldier, sentenced to life imprisonment for the thrill-killing of three Afghan civilians
  • James R. Hayes, United States Army soldier, convicted of beating prisoners
  • Andrew Holmes, United States Army soldier, sentenced to seven years in prison for participating in the murder of civilian Gul Mudin
  • Omar Khadr (born 1986), Canadian convicted for murder and supporting terrorism
  • Jeremy Morlock, United States Army soldier, sentenced to 24 years in prison for participating in the thrill-killings of three Afghan civilians
  • Kevin Myricks, United States Army sergeant, convicted of beating prisoners
  • Glendale Wells, specialist; pleaded guilty to being an accessory in the death of a prisoner known as Dilawar
  • Adam Winfield, United States Army soldier, sentenced to three years in prison for involvement in the murder of civilian Mullah Adahdad

Iraq War

Non-Iraqi participants

Saddam Hussein regime

Syrian Civil War

  • Mustafa A, member of Liwa al-Quds, sentenced to 12 years in prison for complicity in torture, inhumane treatment and illegal arrest, and membership of a criminal organization
  • Mohammad Abdullah, soldier, convicted of appearing in photos standing over a pile of bodies
  • Eyad al-Gharib, intelligence officer who aided crimes against humanity
  • Ahmad al Khedr, convicted for killing a captured Assad regime soldier
  • Ahmad Al-Y, Syrian man who fought with terrorist organization Ahrar al-Sham
  • Jamil Hassan, former director of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate, convicted of crimes against humanity in absentia
  • Abdel Salam Mahmoud, former head of investigations, convicted of crimes against humanity in absentia
  • Ali Mamlouk, Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs, convicted of crimes against humanity in absentia
  • Alaa Mousa, doctor convicted of torturing and killing opponents of the Syrian regime at a military hospital in Damascus
  • Majdi Nema, former spokesman for Jaysh al-Islam
  • Anwar Raslan, Colonel convicted of crimes committed on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad

Central African Republic Civil War

  • Yauba Ousman, convicted in 2022 for the 2019 Ouham-Pendé killings.
  • Issa Salleh, convicted in 2022 for the 2019 Ouham-Pendé killings.
  • Mahamat Tahir, convicted in 2022 for the 2019 Ouham-Pendé killings.

Islamic State in Syria and Iraq

  • Oussama Achraf Akhlafa, Islamic State militant, sentenced to 7½ years in prison
  • Eddie Gallagher, US Navy SEAL who stabbed a injured POW and took photos with the corpse, pardoned in 2019.
  • Lina Ishaq, Syrian woman who allowed her pre-teenage son join the Islamic State leading to his death, sentenced to six years at a Swedish tribunal
  • Nurten J., German woman who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and committed war crimes against property
  • Taha al-Jumailly, IS member, sentenced to life in prison for killing a child during the Yazidi genocide.
  • Osama Krayem, IS member who took part in the murder of downed Jordanian airman Muath al-Kasasbeh
  • Clint Lorance, United States First Lieutenant who ordered the shooting of two civilians on a motorcycle, pardoned in 2019

Russian invasion of Ukraine

It has been reported that there have been 81 convictions for war crimes since the invasion as of February 2024. Many of these convictions were made with defendants in absentia.

  • Alexander Bobikin, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war
  • Anton Cherednik, member of Ukrainian naval infantry, pleaded guilty to murdering a civilian during the Siege of Mariupol
  • Pavlo Hrebenyuk, member of the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, convicted of brutal treatment of the civilian population and sentenced to 12 years in prison
  • Alexander Ivanov, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war
  • Mykhail Kulikov, tank crewman, convicted of firing on civilian targets
  • Denis Kuznetsov, Russian soldier who took part in torturing a civilian, Oleksandr Marusik, convicted in absentia without a prison sentence
  • Vadim Shishimarin, Russian soldier who killed unarmed civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, sentenced to life in prison

Others

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

  • William Calley (1943–2024), United States Army soldier who was one of the main perpetrators of the Mỹ Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, initially sentenced to life in prison, but this was later changed to house arrest, and he was released on parole three years later
  • Harry Cline (died 1902), U.S. Army soldier who shot four small Filipino boys, killing one, who were gathering grass during the Philippine–American War, executed by hanging
  • John E. Day Jr. (died 1959), U.S. private who shot and killed a South Korean civilian, raped his wife, and killed their baby daughter during the Korean War, executed
  • Cipriano and Joseph Garcia, U.S. Privates First Class sentenced to four and fifteen years imprisonment respectively for participating in the rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman during the Vietnam War, Joseph Garcia was later acquitted on appeal
  • David Gervase, U.S. Sergeant sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labor for instigating the gang-rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman during the Vietnam War
  • Edwin Forbes Glenn (1857–1926), U.S. Army Major General who waterboarded detainees in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War, given a fine and taken out of command for one month
  • Inocente Orlando Montano, Salvadoran army colonel convicted for the 1989 murders of Jesuits in El Salvador during the Salvadoran civil war
  • Steven Cabbot Thomas, U.S. Private First Class sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a Vietnamese woman during the Vietnam War

South America

References

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  • 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.