Correspondence with Zentrale Stelle der Landesjustizverwaltungen zur Aufklärung nationalsozialistischer Verbrechen

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1613
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110119
Dates
1 Jul 1959 - 29 Aug 1963
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Zentrale Stelle der Landesjustizverwaltungen

Biographical History

The Zentrale Stelle der Landesjustizverwaltungen zur Aufklärung nationalsozialistischer Verbrechen is the main German agency to investigate Nazi crimes. Founded in 1958 in Ludwigsburg, it is a joint institution of the German states. Over the years it had compiled a vast collection of archival material on this topic, and was assigned as a branch to the Federal Archives in 2000.

Scope and Content

Documenting The Wiener Library’s support of pretrial investigations of Nazi crimes in West Germany the correspondence centres on requests by the Zentralstelle for published and unpublished source material on numerous individuals. This included among others members of the Sonderkommando Kulmhof. The correspondence contains a memo by a Wiener Library staff member on organisation and remit of the Zentralstelle and its cooperation with the Library.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

This material has been digitised. Readers should book a reading room terminal to access it.

Subjects

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • Ludwigsburg
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.