Overview
- Description
- Consists of case files individual Poles, both Christians and Jews, who were working in Germany and accused of crimes against the Third Reich in and near Düsseldorf, Germany. Includes information about arrests and imprisonment; movement of transient labor between Germany and Poland; alleged criminal acts; confiscation of Jewish property; and persecution of Poles and communists.
- Date
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inclusive:
1937-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, RG-14.001M / Main Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against the Polish Nation - Institute of National Memory, 55
Physical Details
- Extent
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6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is alphabetical by name
Records are arranged in the original order of their acquisition from the source archive. The museum has acquired only selected records from Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, or IPN). More information about this collection and other materials in the possession of the Institute of National Remembrance, including archival finding aids from the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance, is available at the website: https://ipn.gov.pl
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Researchers must complete and sign a User Declaration form before access is granted to materials from the Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej).
- Conditions on Use
- 1. Each researcher using the materials obtained from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) or materials whose originals belong to the IPN must complete the registration procedure required by USHMM.
2. Publication or reproduction of documents (in the original language, in facsimile form or in the form of a translation of an excerpt or of the entire document) or making them available to a third party in any form requires the written consent of the Institute of National Remembrance (archiwumipn@ipn.gov.pl). The use of an excerpt defined as the fair use right to quote does not require obtaining consent.
3. Researchers assume all responsibility for the use of materials that belong to the Institute of National Remembrance.
4. References to documents that belong to the Institute of National Remembrance must cite the Institute of National Remembrance as the owner of the original documents and include the full reference citation of the Institute of National Remembrance in the citations. - Copyright Holder
- Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Geheime Staatspolizeistelle in Düsseldorf, Germany created case files on individuals before and during the Holocaust. These case files are found in the Record Group 55, of the Main Commission archives, in Poland. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives requested a sampling of the case files from the archives of the Main Commission.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-01-05 13:07:33
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42157
Additional Resources
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- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
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- Plan a Research Visit
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