Documentation from the Von Mannstein Trial, 1949

Identifier
TR.4
Language of Description
English
Dates
23 Aug 1949 - 19 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Record group
Languages
  • German
Scripts
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

62 Files

Biographical History

Field Marshall Eric von Mannstein was one of the senior officers in the German Army who served in various positions within the Soviet Union. War crimes and mass murders took place in the areas under his command, and therefore he was brought to trial after the war.

Scope and Content

The Records Group contains transcripts of the trial which was conducted in Hamburg, 23 August-19 December, 1949. A transcript of the court session for each of day of the trial can be found in each of the 62 files in the Records Group.

Finding Aids

  • Description of the files are available on IDEA ALM system at Yad Vashem Archives reading room An Index in English available in file 300/146 in the YV archives

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Imperial War Museum

Existence and Location of Copies

  • YV archives

Archivist Note

JL according to RG description in the YV computerized catalogue

Dates of Descriptions

2013-01-28