Introduction
The liberation of Bergen-Belsen prompted widespread shock and horror around the world. The scale and the scope of suffering intensified questions of who was responsible, and how they should be punished. But what justice looked like and how to enact it, was not straightforward.
This lesson helps students to learn about how the British dealt with key individuals who were involved in the administration of Bergen-Belsen. In the process, students consider complicated questions about who was responsible for what, and what justice looks like in the face of mass violence and extermination.
The original Belsen 75 programme was delivered by UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, the Holocaust Educational Trust, with support from the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, and made possible thanks to funding from the Department for Education.