On October 16 (26th day of the trial), it was defendant Grese's turn to defend herself and answer the prosecutor's questions. She wore a gray suit, a light blue blouse, silk stockings and blue shoes.44 Major Cranfield, who in addition to Grese also represented Ilse Lothe, No. 10, Hilde Lohbauer, No. 11, and the SS man Josef Klippel, No. 12, did not deny that his men had beaten prisoners. He would also regard the statements of the witnesses Le Druillenec, Dr. Leo and Dr. Bendel as true without reservation and would not doubt them. However, he considers the statements of the other former prisoners to be untrustworthy, exaggerated and in many cases dictated by personal revenge. As the National Socialists triggered a hatred of revenge throughout Europe, it is therefore not surprising that concentration camp inmates also wanted to retaliate against their guards. Cranfield also said that it was significant that neither the witness Le Druillenec nor Dr. Leo or Dr. Bendel had made accusations against individuals. Quite unlike the others. Auschwitz and Belsen, according to Cranfield, were run like prisons according to the German law in force at the time, so the defendants should also be judged as prison staff who were subject to these laws at the time. For this reason, an acquittal was mandatory. Each defendant was entitled to one witness for exoneration, who had to be named in advance. Irma chose her younger sister Helene (Leni), and when she took the witness stand, Irma wept bitter tears at first, and her neighbors Ehlert and Lohbauer could not suppress their t
