Documentation from the Archive of the Main Commission for Investigation of Crimes against the Polish People, the Institute of National Remembrance in Poland
Extent and Medium
353 Files
Archival History
In the Record Group there is documentation gathered by the Main Commission for Investigation of Crimes against the Polish People, which was active in Poland after World War II.
Scope and Content
The Commission gathered much documentation from various sources: documentation from the offices of the German authorities that left Poland with the withdrawal of the Wehrmacht, as well as loot and documentation that came into the hands of the Allied forces. Additionally, the Commission itself gathered much documentation during its visits to persecution sites in Poland, and it received documentation from various bodies, for instance completed questionnaires regarding the persecution of the Jews.
Finding Aids
Description of most of the files are available on IDEA ALM system at Yad Vashem Archives reading room
Existence and Location of Originals
Archive of the Main Commission for Investigation of Crimes against the Polish People
Dates of Descriptions
2012-06-03