The Internationale Auschwitz Komitee: Copy correspondence and papers

Identifier
WL1281
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70381
Dates
1 Jan 1959 - 31 Jan 1959
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The Internationale Auschwitz Komitee was founded in 1952 by former inmates of the death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, with the following aims: to bear witness to the crimes of the Nazis in the camp; to fight for compensation for former inmates and their families; to work with the Auschwitz Museum to preserve the site of the camp as a permanent memorial.

The IAK became involved in the gathering of statements and testimony against former camp guards and other Nazi personnel. Many of the witnesses who provided testimony later took part in the ‘Frankfurt Trial' of perpetrators at Auschwitz.

These papers consist of statements [of no longer than 1 page] from former inmates at Auschwitz and correspondence between the IAK and other organizations regarding the prosecution of perpetrators at Auschwitz.

Archival History

Whilst the provenance of this collection of copy correspondence of the Internationale Auschwitz Komitee is unknown, it is probable that it came from Hermann Langbein, former secretary of that organization

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • See WL Doc Collection 1173

People

Subjects

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