United States of America v. Josef Altstoetter et al., February 17, 1947 - December 4, 1947

Identifier
irn504192
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0971
  • RG-30.002M
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504192

Extent and Medium

53 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Archival History

United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Acquisition

Cite National Archives and Records Administration as custodian of the original records

The records were created by the United States Government during the 12 trials held from 1946 to 1949 subsequent to the International MilitaryTribunal at Nuremberg. The court proceedings, in both English and German, eventually became part of NARA Records Group 238, World War II War Crimes Records. Duplication of the collections received in Archives in July 1995.

Scope and Content

Contains proceedings, exhibits, and other court documents from the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, United States v. Josef Altstoetter et al., (Case III, the "Justice Case"), February 1947 to December 1947, prosecuting Altstoetter and others for crimes against humanity during World War II. The proceedings contain information about Jews, Roma, Poles, and nationals of the eastern territories subjected to brutal treatment and death; deportation of civilians under the "Night and Fog Decree"; sterilization of "racially impure"; and euthanasia. A detailed list of defendants' names is provided in NARA pamphlet M889.

System of Arrangement

Numerical by transcript volume. See NARA microfilm publication M889 pamphlet, pp. 5-7 for detailed information on collection arrangement

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

People

  • Altstoetter, Josef.

Subjects

  • Involuntary sterilization.
  • Euthanasia.
  • War crime trials.
  • Deportation.

Genre

  • Document
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