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  1. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 39 and 40 -- Whether Musmanno can testify; other leaders implicate Eichmann

    Sessions 39 and 40. Attorney General Hausner, citing that a certain witness could not make it for that day, breaks the current narrative to call Justice Michael Musmanno, a judge at the Nuremberg trials who was responsible for interrogating Nazi leaders, as a witness. Dr. Servatius objects and argues that he has already made judgments and would only present hearsay evidence to the case. 00:08:51 Tape jumps. Hausner is arguing that the cases of Musmanno do not affect this case. He says that since none of Eichmann's superiors are around, nor anybody directly related to this case, he must obta...

  2. Nina Ebb papers

    The Nina Ebb papers comprises documents concerning Nina and her mother Emma’s internment and employment in the Theresienstadt ghetto between 1942 and 1944. Records regarding Theresienstadt are primarily administrative reports detailing the ghetto’s barracks and food service protocols. Also included is a roster for the ghetto’s soccer team and poetry written by internees. This collection also comprises memoirs written by Nina after World War II. The Nina Zebb papers comprised documents Nina and her mother Emma obtained while working in the Theresienstadt ghetto and memoirs written after Worl...

  3. Brunner-Hollander family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war photos of Menasche alias Maximilian Brunner, his wife Esther Hollander, their children Dora and Henri Brunner, and the extended Brunner family ; wartime photos of the Brunner family while in hiding at Genval with the Balzat family ; a photo of Menasche alias Maximilian Brunner being reunited with his wife Esther Hollander and their son Henri at the Royal Circus in Brussels in 1945 ; war-time Red Cross membership card and ID card of Rosa Brunner ; advertisement stamp of Pension Brunner located in Heide ; Menasche alias Maximilian Brunner's Hungarian military...

  4. 11. Panzer-Division

    Ia: KTB August 1940 bis Dezember 1943 sowie Zustandsberichte 1943-1945 (in RH 10/149). Ib: KTB Januar bis April 1941und Juni 1941 bis Juli 1943 sowie KTB der Kampfgruppe Eschrich September/November 1944 und Unterlagen für eine Divisionsgeschichte. Ic: TB Januar bis Oktober 1941, Ende Januar bis Dezember 1942 und Februar bis Dezember 1943. IIa: TB Mitte Januar 1942 bis März 1943 und August bis Dezember 1943.

  5. Bewachungsverband Ostseezugänge der Kriegsmarine

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Bestandsbeschreibung: In der Bestandsgruppe RM 61 sind die Archivalien der Verbandsstäbe der Sicherungsstreitkräfte zusammengefaßt. Die Bestandsgruppe gliedert sich in: RM 61 I Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Ostsee (B.S.O.)RM 61 II Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (B.S.N.)RM 61 III Befehlshaber der Sicherung West (B.S.W.)RM 61 IV Befehlshaber der Sicherungsstreitkräfte (B.d.Sich)RM 61 V Führer der Minensuchboote (F.d.M.)RM 61 VI Führer der Vorpostenboote (F.d.V.)RM 61 VII Bewachungsverband Ostseezugänge (Bewa Ost)RM 61 VIII Führer der Sonderverbände (F....

  6. Grimm, Dieter

    • Bundesarchiv, Koblenz
    • N 1494
    • German
    • 1958-2011
    • Nachlässe 210 Aufbewahrungseinheiten 9,6 laufende Meter

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Biografie Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm, LL.M. (*11. Mai 1937, Kassel) 1957-1962 Studium der Rechtswissenschaft und der Politikwissenschaft in Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg und Berlin, dabei seit 1960 Stipendiat des Cusanuswerks, 1962 Erste juristische Staatsprüfung, 1962/63 Post-graduales rechtswissenschaftliches Studium an der Faculté de Droit et des Sciences économiques in Paris, 1963/64 Referendarausbildung in Kassel, 1964/65 Post-graduales rechtswissenschaftliches Master-Studium an der Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., 1965 Tätigkeit in ...

  7. Deutsche Heeresmission in Bulgarien

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Während des deutschen Balkanfeldzuges im April 1941 wurden Thrazien und Mazedonien von bulgarischen Truppen besetzt und somit wieder ein Zugang zur Ägäis gewonnen. Am 20. Mai 1941 wurde der „General des deutschen Heeres bei der königlich-bulgarischen Heeresleitung" eingerichtet, änderte aber im Laufe der nächsten drei Jahre des Bestehens wie folgt den Namen: Mai 1941 - Juli 1941 „General des deutschen Heeres bei der königlich-bulgarischen Heeresleitung" Juli 1941 - Juli 1943 „Chef des Deutschen Ausbildungsstabes bei der königlich-bulgarischen Heeresleitung un...

  8. Onderzoek - Advocatuur in bezettingstijd

    aard van de archiefbestanddelen Het archief bevat aantekeningen en kopieën die dr. J.P. Meihuizen maakte tijdens zijn onderzoek. Tevens bevat het een groot aantal documenten die zijn ontstaan tijdens de bezetting, waaronder pleitnota's, strafdossiers en aanvragen voor opname op de zogeheten Barneveld-lijsten. Ook bevat het archief naoorlogse documenten over de zuivering van de advocatuur.

  9. Jewish children leave Prague

    At Ruzyn airport in Prague, Jewish children preparing to board plane for London on a transport organized by the Barbican Mission to the Jews, a Christian organization that aimed at rescuing and converting these children (upon their parent´s agreement). Boy holds hands of 2 sisters. Small group of children wave to camera. INTs, boy with kerchief and an elderly woman. CUs, children on a bus.Little girl, Hansi Beck, with knitted hat. Children of various ages, including Eva Heller, Holger Heller, Eva Fried, Renate Fried, Gertie Pfeffer, and Hansi Beck, board the plane. Pan of KLM airplane. Pare...

  10. Handmade Star of David pendant given to an American liberator by a Polish Jewish slave laborer

    Handmade, beaded, Star of David pendant given to US Private First Class Marvin Dorf by a young Polish woman, who he helped free from a forced labor transport near Munich, Germany, in April 1945. Marvin grew up in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants. After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Germany’s subsequent declaration of war on the United States, Marvin enlisted in the United States Army in October 1942, where he was assigned to Troop E of the 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (Mechanized), 12th Armored Division. In April 1945, He arrived in Europe in the fa...

  11. Albert Rosenberg papers

    The Albert Rosenberg papers is comprised of materials collected by Albert Rosenberg of the United States Army Psychological Warfare Division during his deployment to Europe during World War II. The bulk of this collection is comprised of the original Buchenwald Report typescript prepared by Albert, his Intelligence team, and Eugen Kogen in May 1945, along with numerous testimonies and statements contributed by former prisoners. Correspondence related to the creation of this report is also included in this collection, some of which is between Rosenberg, his colleagues and superiors regarding...

  12. In the Museum of German History Caricature of Hitler and German historical figures as museum mannequins

    Postwar color caricature by Alfred Uzarski (1885-1970) depicting Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, a decapitated Jewish head, and other historical German military figures,as well as a decaptiated as mannequins on display in a museum hall. Uzarski was a successful writer and artist, known for satirical works critical of German bourgeois society and the radical right. He was co-founder of the avant garde Junge Rheinland group in Dusseldorf, which included Pankok, Schwesig, and Wollheim. After the Nazi regime gained power in 1933, art was expected to promote Nazi ideology. Modern art and those who cr...

  13. Paul Vaderlind collection

    The collection consists of two documents related to the Holocaust experiences of Janeta Gościcki (born Janeta Wulkan), originally of Ostrowsko, Poland. The first document is a forged identification card (Kennkarte) of Janeta’s issued on 15 October 1942 in the name of Helena Kochanowicz. The document states that she was born on 7 March 1914 in Wegierka, near Jaroslaw in the Lvov district and that she was a bookkeeper by profession. The document shows four different addresses under which the bearer was registered. The second document is a letter, dated 21 May 1944, written by Janeta’s second ...

  14. Concentration camp jacket with a prisoner ID patch worn by a Polish Jewish inmate

    Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by Benjamin Milich, age 30, in Auschwitz, Kaufering, and Dachau concentration camps from August 1944 to May 1945. The jacket has a hidden pocket and a patch with his Dachau prisoner ID number, 96699. Benjamin, his mother Rajzla, and his siblings Abram, Leib, and Anita lived in Łódź. In spring 1940, they were forced into the ghetto. In July 1942, Abram was sent to Auschwitz. In August 1944, Benjamin, Leib, and Anita were sent to Auschwitz. In late August, Benjamin and Leib were transferred to Kaufering labor camp in Germany. After nine months, they were...

  15. German radio communications; Gen. Zorn and German military prepare for advance

    Reel 1: 00:00:00 Klappe 2-Lo 55: German soldiers swinging in a double swing with others looking on. Officers looking at orders. Soldiers walking through a field, with one soldier operating a radio(?) in a trench. Two Russian soldiers surrendering to a German soldier, with their hands raised. The German soldier looks at their papers. German soldiers firing a machine gun as other soldiers advance. Military vehicles moving through a town as soldiers mill around. CU of a soldier holding a map gesturing to other soldiers. German soldiers enter a house to search it. Klappe 4-Lo 57: Several differ...

  16. Weitling, Wilhelm

    Bestandsbeschreibung 5. Okt. 1808 in Magdeburg als Wilhelm Christian Weidling geboren 1814 - 1822 Besuch einer mittleren Bürgerschule in Magdeburg 1822 - 1826 Lehre als Damenschneider in Magdeburg 1826 - Okt. 1835 Wanderschaft über Braunschweig, Frankfurt (Main), Hamburg, Leipzig, Dresden, Wien nach Paris 1835 in Paris Mitglied des "Bundes der Geächteten" 1836 - Sept. 1837 Aufenthalt in Wien Sept. 1837 Rückkehr nach Paris und Anschluss an den "Bund der Gerechten" 1838 Mitglied der Zentralleitung des "Bundes der Gerechten" und Verfasser der Programmschrift "Die Menschheit, wie sie ist und wi...

  17. Abstract painting of a prison camp with ghostlike figures and a hanging created postwar by a former inmate

    Abstract impressionistic white painting created by Motke Blum in 2004, evoking his experiences in forced labor camps in Romania during the Holocaust. His "need for constant renewal" led to minimalist work done in gradations of white. Motke was from Romania where violent persecution of Jews was common by the late 1930s. It increased when the revolutionary Fascist Iron Guard took over the country in September 1940. That year, 15 year old Motke was sent to a forced labor camp near Bucharest, then to Obor labor camp where he worked 20 hours a day, unloading trains and clearing bombed areas of r...

  18. Barbie Trial -- Day 15 -- Elie Wiesel and two other witnesses testify

    15:02 Witness Elie Wiesel testifies, describing the particular emotional challenges of life in the camps as a child; Prosecutor Jakubowicz asks the witness to give his opinion on the definition of a crime against humanity 15:09 Mr. Wiesel describes genocide as, "a philosophy, more than a war strategy." He describes the uniqueness of the Nazi genocide, and explains his opinion that we should never compare it to other genocidal acts, because "to compare is to minimize." He comments on France's complicity in the Holocaust, saying that France's actions should be put to trial, but not in conjunc...

  19. Антифашистский комитет советской молодежи (АКСМ).

    • Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Youth (AKSM)

    (выбор сделанный сотрудниками USHMM) Оп. 1 – 2213 дел за 1941 – 1956 гг. Д. 1. Материалы 1-го Антифашистского митинга советской молодежи 28 сентября 1941 г. имеется список первого состава АКСМ и план его работы. Сентябрь – октябрь 1941 104 л. Д. 3. Специальный бюллетень Антифашистского митинга советской молодежи «Молодежь всего мира с нами». 11 октября 1941 41 л. Д. 10. Перевод статьи Р. Заутера «Гитлеровская молодежь. Жизнь большого товарищества». 1941 22 л. Д. 11. Смета, структура, списки членов пленума и президиума АКСМ, письма в ЦК ВКП(б), ЦК ВЛКСМ, Наркоминдел, Информбюро. Справки, отч...

  20. Przełożony Starszeństwa Żydów w Getcie Łódzkim

    • Der Aelteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt-Getto
    • Head of the Jewish Council in the Łódź Ghetto

    The collection documents all aspects of the fate of the Jews in the Łódź ghetto, because the administration of the Judenrat (Jewish Council) was very highly developed (it employed over 10,000 people) and generated vast quantities of documents, which, fortunately, have survived. The inventory to the Rumkowski Archive comprises an extensive preface that offers good insight into the ghetto offices, and a body of archives categorized by department and section. These materials will be described in greater detail in Part II of this Guide. Among them is a large collection of original contact sheet...