Bundesarchiv-Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv Neubrandenburg
- The Federal Archives – Stasi Records Archive Neubrandenburg
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History
The Stasi Records Archive (until June 17, 2021 the Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic –GDR) is responsible for the preservation, management, archival description and accessibility of the records of the East German Ministry for State Security (1950 – 1989), its predecessor, the political police K5, and successor, the Office for National Security of the GDR. The Archive‘s holdings also include documents ceded to the Ministry for State Security, colloquially known as Stasi, by the line of activity K1 within the criminal police, as well as East German courts and prosecutors‘ offices.
The Stasi Records Archive Neubrandenburg is responsible for the files of Regional Unit for State Security (Bezirksverwaltung für Staatssicherheit) Neubrandenburg.
Archival and Other Holdings
The records of the Regional Unit Neubrandenburg including those of the district offices (Kreisdienststellen) Altentreptow, Anklam, Demmin, Malchin, Neubrandenburg, Neustrelitz, Pasewalk, Prenzlau, Röbel, Strasburg, Teterow, Templin, Ueckermünde and Waren comprise ca. 2,380 linear metres of paper files, ca. 19,650 photographs, 11 films and 409 audio recordings.
Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication
Further information about the archive in Neubrandenburg and its holdings can be found online. https://www.stasi-unterlagen-archiv.de/archiv/standorte/neubrandenburg/#c2169
Conditions of Access
Access and usage of archival materials is regulated by the Stasi Records Act (Stasi-Unterlagen-Gesetz – StUG).
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