Reports and investigative materials compiled by the Military Commissions of the Red (Soviet) Army related to the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators on the occupied territories of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during WWII

Identifier
irn36501
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.454
  • RG-22.016
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36501

Extent and Medium

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6

Archival History

Russia (Federation). Ministerstvo oborony. T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ arkhiv

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Archives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Ministerstvo oborony. T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ arkhiv). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs in June 2005.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the investigative materials, reports and statements compiled by the military commissions of the Red (Soviet) Army established for the investigation of the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators on the occupied territories of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during WWII.

System of Arrangement

Documents have been arranged according to the 19 surveys conducted by the staff of the original archives. Each folder is numbered according to the number of survey which has the detailed description of contents. These surveys (in Russian) are at the front of each folder of documents and provide document descriptions. A list of missing documents ( due to the poor quality of the original documents some of the documents are not reproduced) attached separately.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Russia (Federation). Ministerstvo oborony. T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ arkhiv

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Soviet Union.
  • War criminals--Soviet Union.
  • War crime trials--Soviet Union.
  • War crimes--Soviet Union.
  • Crimes against humanity--Soviet Union.
  • Intelligence service--Soviet Union.
  • Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.

Genre

  • Document
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.

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