THE STUTTHOF CONCENTRATION CAMPS, SITUATED NEAR THE BALTIC SEA COAST IN THE TERRITORY OF CONTEMPORARY POLAND, OCCUPIED BY NAZI GERMANY, GOES FAR BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE CAMPS.

 the Stutthof concentration camp, situated near the Baltic Sea coast in the territory of contemporary Poland, occupied by Nazi Germany, goes far beyond the walls of the camp. 

As for the female personnel, several of them were also involved in the crimes that were committed there, and all of them were executed after the war. 

Their story tells the sad truth of the justice system in the times following such tragedies that shocked the whole world.

Stutthof was among the earliest concentration camps set up beyond Germany and was known for extreme hardship, forced labor and death. 

Over the years of its functioning, it is estimated that about 110,000 prisoners were processed through the facility, and about 65,000 of them died from starvation.

 disease, and systematic extermination. Female guards, known as "Aufseherinnen," played significant roles in the camp's operation, often exhibiting extreme cruelty toward inmates.

These female guards, including figures like Jenny-Wanda Barkmann and Ewa Paradies, were notorious for their sadistic treatment of prisoners. 

Their crimes included brutal beatings, participation in the selection of prisoners for the gas chambers, and other acts of violence and degradation.

 After the war, the Nuremberg Trials and other judicial processes sought to bring Nazi war criminals to justice, including those who served at Stutthof.

In the Stutthof Trials, conducted by the Polish authorities in 1946, several female guards were tried for war crimes. The trials revealed the extent of their participation in the Nazi extermination machinery. 

Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, known as the "Beautiful Specter" for her youthful appearance juxtaposed with her ruthless behavior, 

was among those sentenced to death. She, along with others, was executed by hanging on July 4, 1946.