ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks dʒˈɜːmən wˈɔːɹ kɹˈɪmɪnəlz ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv wˈɔːɹ tɹˈaɪəlz ˈiː.dʒˈiː. ðə hˈæmbɜːɡ ɹˈeɪvənsbɹˌuːk tɹˈaɪəlz sˈɪkstiːn ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ænd ðə stˈælæɡ lˈʌft ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː mˈɜːdɚ tɹˈaɪəlz, wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn θˈɜːtiːn ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənz ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
A total of 156 German war criminals executed between 1945 and 1949, following a series of war trials e.g. the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials (16 executions between 1947 and 1949) and the Stalag Luft III murder trials, which resulted in 13 executions on 27 February 1948.