This series contains the case files of the Judge Advocate General relating to persons tried before British military courts after the Second World War for war crimes in both Europe and the Far East.

The files consist of daily transcripts of proceedings, prosecution and defence summations and court exhibits such as maps and photographs. The bulk of the files are concerned with war crimes in Europe and the Far East. There are also a large number of Deputy Judge Advocate General's files of administrative papers issued from the headquarters of the British Army of the Rhine.

Also included in the series are some files concerning the trials of Kurt Meyer and Johann Reitz at Aurich which were conducted by the Canadian military court; a transcript of a British trial held in Austria; and some files of petitions for pardons.

A register of war criminals giving the date and place of trial, the charge and the sentence is in WO 235/1118.