Viennese post-war trials of Nazi war crimes Wiener Prozesse wegen NS-Verbrechen

Identifier
irn521945
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.118
  • RG-17.003M
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 2007
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521945

Extent and Medium

66,647 digital images, JPEG

304 microfilm reels, 16 mm

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Volksgericht Wien
  • Landesgericht Wien

Archival History

Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Zentrale österreichische Forschungsstelle Nachkriegsjustiz (FStN) and Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes (DÖW). Original documents were located in the Landesgericht Wien (State Court of Vienna). In 2006 original documents were subsequently transferred from the Landesgericht Wien (State Court of Vienna) to the Wiener Stadt und Landesarchiv (Vienna City and State Archive). The Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv is a current owner of the records. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2004, Sept. 2014, two accretions in 2016, one accretion in May 2017, and Feb. 2021. This is a cooperative project between the FStN and DÖW, Yad Vashem and the USHMM.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of proceedings from the Post-World War II trials for Nazi crimes, which were tried by the Landesgericht Wien (State Court of Vienna) and the Volksgericht Wien (People's Court of Vienna).

System of Arrangement

Arranged in ca. 2000 groups of trials. Each group consists of one trial. Organized by a title of trial and name of defendant. Digital component ogranized chronologically by years 1957-1963 in six digital folders: 1. Year 1956, Trials: 159/56; 221/56; 224/56; 225/56; 248/56; 553/56; 622/56; 623/56; 668/56; 1745/56; 1785/56; 2465/56; 3142/56; 3323/56; 4004/56; 4216/56; 5154/56; 5266/56; 5739/56; 6102/56; 6179/56; 6342/56; 6774/56; 7670/56; 9107/56; 9220/56; 2. Year 1957, Trials: 324/57; 1662/57; 1674/57; 2264/57; 2598/57; 2610/57; 2613/57; 2614/57; 2615/57; 2618/57; 2621/57; 2628/57; 2630/57; 2636/57; 2638/57; 2714/57; 2727/57; 2728/57; 2729/57; 2730/57; 2731/57; 2732/57; 2733/57; 2734/57; 2735/57; 2848/57; 2850/47; 4624/57; 4724/57; 4726/57; 6463/57; 3. Year 1958,Trial: 8760/58; 4. Year 1959, Trials: 2795/59; 8055/59; 5. Year 1960, Trial: 6871/60; 6. Year 1963: Trials: 2156/63; 6442/63.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Massacres--Austria--Schliefaugraben--History--20th century.
  • Forced labor--Austria--History--20th century.
  • Trials (Crimes against humanity)--Austria--Vienna.
  • Prisoners of war--Austria--History--20th century.
  • Jews, Hungarian--Austria--Schliefaugraben--History.
  • Concentration camps--Europe--History.
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria--History.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.
  • War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Austria.
  • Vienna (Austria)--History--20th century.
  • War criminals--Austria.
  • Schliefaugraben (Austria)--History--20th century.

Genre

  • Document
  • Court records.
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.

Copies