Proces Eryka Engelsa (Sygn. SAW)
Extent and Medium
2 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Creator(s)
- Poland. Najwy?szy Trybuna? Narodowy
Biographical History
The Supreme National Tribunal (Najwyższy Trybunał Narodowy, NTN) was a war crimes tribunal active in Poland from 1946 to 1948. The Tribunal's aims and purpose were defined by the State National Council in the Decrees of 22 January and 17 October 1946 and 11 April 1947. The new law was based on the earlier Decree of 31 August 1944 (Sierpniówka) issued by the new Polish pro-Soviet government, with jurisdiction over Nazi criminals and traitors to the Polish nation. The tribunal presided over seven high-profile cases (Total of 49 individuals).
Archival History
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
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 the Institute of National Remembrance, Warsaw, Poland - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (IPN) Warsaw, Poland; Sygn. SAW; Files: 48, 48a, 48b, and 84. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in December 1998.
Scope and Content
Contains investigation materials, evidence, and court documents relating to the trial of Eryk Engels, and accusitions against other war criminals: Piotr Frischkorn, Kurt Knigge, Hans Luetje, Reinhold Aust, Eryk Mamsch, and Henryk Schaub.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically in two series: 1. Evidence against all defendants; 2. Sentences and appeals. Records are arranged in the original order of their acquisition from the source archive. The museum has acquired only selected records from Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, or IPN). More information about this collection and other materials in the possession of the Institute of National Remembrance, including archival finding aids from the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance, is available at the website: https://ipn.gov.pl
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
People
- Aust, Reinhold--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Engels, Eryk--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Knigge, Kurt--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Luetje, Hans--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Schaub, Henryk--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Mamsch, Eryk--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Frischkorn, Piotr--Trials, litigation, etc.
Subjects
- War criminals--Government policy--Poland.
- Russians--Persecutions--Poland--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Poland.
- War crime trials--Poland--History--20th century.
- Lʹviv (Ukraine)
- Polish people--Persecutions--Poland--History--20th century.
- Crimes against humanity--Poland--History--20th century.
- Niederdorfelden (Germany)
- Kassel (Germany : Landkreis)
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Investigations.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu