Collection of materials regarding Nazi crimes in Poland Zbiór materiałów dotyczących zbrodni hitlerowskich w Polsce (Sygn. 1348)

Identifier
irn714714
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.150.1
  • RG-15.804
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1947, 1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1951
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn714714

Extent and Medium

1,530 digital images, PDF

Archival History

Archiwum Akt Nowych

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych, Poland, Sygn.1348. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Jan. 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.

Scope and Content

Selected records of Polish courts and commissions researching Nazi crimes. Consists of protocols and reports examining the area of the former Chełmno concentration camp (Kulmhof am Nehr); investigative files of crimes in Siedlce and the surrounding area; witness testimonies; materials about Nazi perpetrators from the Krosno county; the case file against K. Heinemeyer; sentences for persons cooperating with the German authorities; testimonies of Nazi criminals regarding the Warsaw Uprising of 1944; prosecution files of Nazi criminals at Żyrardów area, and correspondence.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in two groups: 1. Files of Polish commissions and courts investigating Nazi crimes. 2. Testimonies and correspondence.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Katowice (Poland)
  • Warsaw (Poland)
  • World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Investigations.
  • War crime trials
  • Siedlce (Poland : Powiat)
  • War crimes investigation--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Chełmno (Koło, Poland)
  • Uprising (Warsaw, Poland : 1944)
  • Żyrardów (Poland)
  • Krosno (Województwo Podkarpackie, Poland)
  • Kraków (Poland)
  • Poland
  • Poland--Politics and government--1945-1989.
  • Wadowice (Poland)
  • Courts
  • Lublin (Poland)
  • Poland--History--Occupation--1939-1945.
  • War criminals--Poland--History--20th century.

Genre

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.