), ▁Edu ard ▁Kre bs bach ▁and ▁Er ich ▁Was icky ▁handed ▁the ▁Z y kl on ▁B ▁to ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁running ▁camp ' s ▁gas ▁ch amb ers ▁who ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Edu ard ▁Kre bs bach ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁death bed ▁conf ession ▁of ▁Commander ▁Z iere is . ▁The ▁M auth aus en - G us en ▁commander , ▁Franz ▁Z iere is , ▁was ▁shot ▁several ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁M auth aus en - G us en ▁cam ps ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁former ▁Camp ▁G us en ▁I ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁defend ants ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁" vi ol ations ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁us ages ▁of ▁war ," ▁a ▁charge ▁which ▁en comp ass ed ▁among ▁other ▁things ▁murder , ▁tort ure , ▁be ating ▁and ▁star ving ▁the ▁in m ates . ▁After ▁six ▁weeks ▁all ▁ 6 1 ▁defend ants ▁were ▁found ▁guilty . ▁ 5 8 ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁h anging ▁( 9 ▁were ▁later ▁par o led ▁and ▁their ▁sentences ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ), ▁whilst ▁three ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁All ▁the ▁death ▁sentences ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 8 ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁Land s berg ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁Def end ants ▁ ▁The ▁defend ants ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁M auth aus en