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The case of Ivan Demjanjuk (15 photos)
Ivan (John) Demjanjuk - a former US citizen of Ukrainian origin, accused of war crimes, which he, according to the prosecution, made being a guard at several Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Previously, it was suggested that Demjanjuk could be the guard "Ivan the Terrible", known for his cruelty.
89-year-old John Demjanjuk, a native of Ukraine, is accused of crimes against humanity during the Second World War, when he was a guard in the concentration camps. December 2 in Munich, was to begin the trial of Demjanjuk, but it was postponed because of his health. (Department of Justice / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / February 21, 2002 / USA)
Ivan Demjanjuk arrived in the courtroom. He is accused of involvement in the murder of 28 000 Jews - the Nazi camp "Sobibor" in Poland. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / November 30, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
In 89-year-old Demjanjuk infectious disease. What is it - do not tell. The defendant complained of a headache, he had a fever, and the prison doctor found him temporarily unable to participate in the process. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / December 1, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
The indictment states that Demjanjuk was taken prisoner by the Germans, he volunteered to serve in a concentration camp, where he participated in the extermination of Jews, according to their Nazi beliefs. In Sobibor it killed about 250 thousand Jews. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / December 1, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
For over 30 years John Demjanjuk case involved judicial authorities in many countries. This summer, Demjanjuk was deported to Germany. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / December 1, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
Demjanjuk taken away from the courtroom at the camera. In 1988, an Israeli court found him guilty and sentenced him to death. (Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 25, 1988 / Israel)
Demjanjuk in his cell in an Israeli prison. In April 1988, Demjanjuk was sentenced to death, but in 1993 the Israeli Supreme Court unanimously overturned the conviction, as in the opinion of the judges was presented enough evidence that Demjanjuk is in fact "Ivan the Terrible." (Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / 24 June 1993 / Israel)
Demjanjuk verdict shows the Israeli court. After seven years of the conclusion Demjanjuk returned to the United States and has been restored to American citizenship, which was stripped of his extradition to Israel. (Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / July 29, 1993 / Israel)
Polish prisoners of war by Nazi officers standing in front of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Total during the Second World War, the Germans created about 14,000 concentration camp. (Getty Images / fotobank.ua / December 31, 1942 / Germany)
Rows of corpses lying in the courtyard of the concentration camp in Germany. (National Archives / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 12, 1945 / Germany)
The bones of women in the camp crematorium. (National Archives / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 14, 1945 / Germany)
People who have gone through Buchenwald. Above the prisoners carried out a lot of medical tests, which resulted in the majority died a painful death. (H Miller / Hulton Archive / fotobank.ua / April 16, 1945 / Germany, Buchenwald)
Piles of bones in the Buchenwald concentration camp. In total, through the camp we passed about a quarter of a million prisoners from all European countries. The number of victims is about 56 000 people. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 1945 / Germany, Buchenwald)
This picture saw American soldiers in one of the concentration camps. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images / fotobank.ua / April 1, 1945 / Germany)
Editors and journalists of American newspapers are investigating the atrocities in the concentration camp Dachau. During the war, Dachau acquired a sinister reputation as one of the most terrible concentration camps, which were conducted medical experiments on prisoners. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / May 4, 1945 / Germany, Dachau)
89-year-old John Demjanjuk, a native of Ukraine, is accused of crimes against humanity during the Second World War, when he was a guard in the concentration camps. December 2 in Munich, was to begin the trial of Demjanjuk, but it was postponed because of his health. (Department of Justice / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / February 21, 2002 / USA)
Ivan Demjanjuk arrived in the courtroom. He is accused of involvement in the murder of 28 000 Jews - the Nazi camp "Sobibor" in Poland. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / November 30, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
In 89-year-old Demjanjuk infectious disease. What is it - do not tell. The defendant complained of a headache, he had a fever, and the prison doctor found him temporarily unable to participate in the process. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / December 1, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
The indictment states that Demjanjuk was taken prisoner by the Germans, he volunteered to serve in a concentration camp, where he participated in the extermination of Jews, according to their Nazi beliefs. In Sobibor it killed about 250 thousand Jews. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / December 1, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
For over 30 years John Demjanjuk case involved judicial authorities in many countries. This summer, Demjanjuk was deported to Germany. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / December 1, 2009 / Germany, Munich)
Demjanjuk taken away from the courtroom at the camera. In 1988, an Israeli court found him guilty and sentenced him to death. (Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 25, 1988 / Israel)
Demjanjuk in his cell in an Israeli prison. In April 1988, Demjanjuk was sentenced to death, but in 1993 the Israeli Supreme Court unanimously overturned the conviction, as in the opinion of the judges was presented enough evidence that Demjanjuk is in fact "Ivan the Terrible." (Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / 24 June 1993 / Israel)
Demjanjuk verdict shows the Israeli court. After seven years of the conclusion Demjanjuk returned to the United States and has been restored to American citizenship, which was stripped of his extradition to Israel. (Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / July 29, 1993 / Israel)
Polish prisoners of war by Nazi officers standing in front of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Total during the Second World War, the Germans created about 14,000 concentration camp. (Getty Images / fotobank.ua / December 31, 1942 / Germany)
Rows of corpses lying in the courtyard of the concentration camp in Germany. (National Archives / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 12, 1945 / Germany)
The bones of women in the camp crematorium. (National Archives / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 14, 1945 / Germany)
People who have gone through Buchenwald. Above the prisoners carried out a lot of medical tests, which resulted in the majority died a painful death. (H Miller / Hulton Archive / fotobank.ua / April 16, 1945 / Germany, Buchenwald)
Piles of bones in the Buchenwald concentration camp. In total, through the camp we passed about a quarter of a million prisoners from all European countries. The number of victims is about 56 000 people. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / April 1945 / Germany, Buchenwald)
This picture saw American soldiers in one of the concentration camps. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images / fotobank.ua / April 1, 1945 / Germany)
Editors and journalists of American newspapers are investigating the atrocities in the concentration camp Dachau. During the war, Dachau acquired a sinister reputation as one of the most terrible concentration camps, which were conducted medical experiments on prisoners. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images News / fotobank.ua / May 4, 1945 / Germany, Dachau)