▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 9 ▁former ▁camp ▁personnel ▁were ▁tried . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁gu ards ▁at ▁the ▁M auth aus en - G us en ▁concentration ▁camp ▁system ▁and ▁August ▁E igr uber , ▁a ▁former ▁G au le iter ▁of ▁Upper ▁Austria . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁over wh el ming ▁reports ▁of ▁German ▁at roc ities ▁and ▁large ▁scale ▁mass ac res ▁against ▁concentration ▁camp ▁inhabitants ▁came ▁to ▁surface ▁from ▁ex iled ▁govern ments ▁and ▁Jewish ▁organizations . ▁With ▁increased ▁t ension ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁over wh el ming ▁evidence , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁powers ▁being ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁had ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁interven e . ▁The ▁Al lied ▁powers ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁condem ning ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁those ▁involved ▁and ▁prom ising ▁to ▁bring ▁each ▁and ▁every ▁SS ▁personnel ▁to ▁justice ▁with ▁no ▁chance ▁of ▁dismiss al . ▁The ▁Al lied ▁nations ' ▁foreign ▁minister s ▁met ▁in ▁Russia ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁and ▁were ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁‘ The ▁Big ▁Three ’ . ▁Those ▁who ▁committed ▁war ▁cr imes ▁were ▁broken ▁up ▁into ▁two ▁war ▁cr imes ▁categories . ▁These ▁groups ▁were ▁divided ▁by ▁those ▁with ▁no ▁particular ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁pun ished ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁committed ▁cr imes ▁within ▁a ▁specific ▁location ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁tried ▁in ▁courts