Fritz Weinschenk collection

Identifier: irn709324
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Fritz Weinschenk sent part of his papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 and donated another set in 2001.

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The Fritz Weinschenk collection consists of case files and recordings documenting his assistance obtaining witness testimony related to war crimes proceedings in Germany.

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Fritz Weinschenk papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn502339
- English
- 1912-1998
- boxes oversize box 9 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Fritz Weinschenk papers primarily consist of case files documenting his assistance obtaining witness testimony related to war crimes proceedings in Germany. The papers also include Weinschenk’s writing files related to articles he wrote about the war crimes trials, and Gestapo Bremen and Abwehr files, which contain guidelines and regulations related to the Gestapo and government security. The war crimes case files document Weinschenk’s work with the West German government and West German courts and prosecutors in the prosecution of war criminals from the 1960s to the 1990s. German judic...
Witness statements during Mengele's trial in absentia
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn708985
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Translations into German of statements made in English by witnesses against Mengele in relation to Mengele's trial in absentia by the Frankfurt Landgericht in 1981. The witness statements seem to have been taken in 1973. Fritz Weinschenk, the donor, serves as the translator for most of the recordings. Most (or maybe all) of the depositions are given by women. Dictabelt 02, 03, and 07 include parts 1,2 and 3 of Weinschenk's translation of Dr. Gisella Perl, who was a gynecologist at Auschwitz. Dictabelt 01 and 08 include parts 1 and 2 of Rachel Rosmarin - her tattooed prisoner number is given...

Fritz Weinschenk collection

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Fritz Weinschenk papers

Witness statements during Mengele's trial in absentia