Alexandria Collection: Nazi documentation from the US National Archives

Identifier
M.59
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1945
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

2089 microfilm reels

Archival History

The Record Group contains Nazi documentation confiscated by the US Army and transferred to the US National Archives in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, Additionally, copies of documentation regarding the persecution of the Jews of Germany, some of them from Nuremberg Trial files, have been transferred to the Yad Vashem Archives.

Scope and Content

The documentation includes documents from German government offices, Nazi organizations (including the Nazi party), SS Headquarters and the German Police, as well as German Army units on various levels, from Army Groups to Divisions.

Finding Aids

  • A detailed listing of the organizations that created the material can be seen in the list of US National Archives Record Groups on the Multimedia tab. A detailed list of the microfilm rolls in the Record Group, divided according to the Provenance and the US National Archives Record Group can be seen in the microfilm list on the Multimedia tab.

Existence and Location of Originals

  • National Archives, USA

Archivist Note

JL according to the RG description in the YV system

Dates of Descriptions

2013-05-21