Trial against Josef Bühler Proces Josefa Bühlera (Sygn. GK 196)
Extent and Medium
70,600 digital images, PDF
51 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 Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (IPN), Warsaw, Poland, Sygn. GK 196 ( NTN File 239-523). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in April 1999.
Scope and Content
This collection contains investigative materials, evidence, and court documents relating to the trial of Josef Bühler, in relation to his role as deputy-governor of the Krakow district of the Generalgouvernement during the German occupation of Poland. Includes trial protocols, interrogations of witnesses, preliminary hearings and presentation of evidence against war criminals.
System of Arrangement
Arranded in eight series:1. Prosecution files; 2. Hearing records (Days 5-12: June 22 -28, 1948); 3. Records of the operative part and the grounds of the judgment; 4. Evidence; 5. Materials relating to extermination of Jews; 6. Minutes of the hearing of witnesses; 7. Private and official correspondence; 8. Hearing records (Days 1-4: June 17-20, 1948). 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
- Bühler, Josef, 1904-1948--Trials, litigation, etc.
Subjects
- War criminals--Poland--Trials, litigation, etc.
- War criminals--Government policy--Poland.
- War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland.
- Poland--History--World War, 1939-1945--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Crimes against humanity--Poland--History--20th century.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--History.
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Investigations.
Genre
- Protocols.
- Testimonies.
- Document
- Correspondence.
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