Sobibor perpetrator collection

Identifier: irn715873
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn715873

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Bildungswerk Stanislaw-Hantz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 361 photographs (two albums and loose photographs) and dozens of paper documents that depict Johann Niemann’s social background, his family, and his SS career, including his advancement through the concentration camp system (Esterwegen and Sachsenhausen) and the T4 euthanasia program (Grafeneck, Brandenburg and Bernburg) to the Operation Reinhard death camps (Belzec and Sobibor). There are an additional 15 photographs, three publications, and one wallet.

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Sobibor perpetrator collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn715033
- English
- box oversize boxes oversize folders 1 2 3
- Updated 7 months ago
The Sobibor perpetrator collection consists of over 360 black and white photographs, some in two albums and some loose, as well as dozens of paper documents that chronicle Johann Niemann's social background, his family, and his SS career, culminating in his role as deputy commander of the Sobibor killing center. Niemann was killed by prisoners during the October 1943 Sobibor uprising. The photographs and documents trace Niemann’s advancement through the concentration camp system (Esterwegen and Sachsenhausen) and the T4 “euthanasia” program (Grafeneck, Brandenburg, and Bernburg) to the Oper...
Wallet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn715874
- English
- overall: Height: 6.380 inches (16.205 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago

Sobibor perpetrator collection

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Sobibor perpetrator collection

Wallet