Lithuanian Ambassador to Germany (Skirpa), Fond 1398/1

Identifier
irn502481
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.201
  • RG-26.039M
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Lithuanian
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

Archival History

Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

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 Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Fond 1398/1. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm reels in July 2000.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, notes, and other documents relating to the office of the former ambassador of independent Lithuania in Germany, Kazys Skirpa. The material includes letters to the prime minister and other members of the government about Lithuania’s position at the beginning of the war, an unsigned letter entitled “To liberate Lithuania forever from the Jewish yoke,” appeals to the Lithuanian nation, and letters from Reichminister Dr. Lammers.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

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