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US case files. Auschwitz concentration camp, Record Group 338

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.058 | RG Number: RG-06.005.07M

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    Description
    Consists of a war crimes case file relating to the Auschwitz concentration camp, crimes allegedly committed by camp personnel, medical experiments, lists of war crimes suspects, and testimonies by Auschwitz survivors. Includes documents relating to Drs. Josef Mengele and Friedrich Entress, and to Konrad Reinhard, a Roma who collaborated with the Germans.

    The earliest war crimes cases were investigated by war crimes sections under the Staff Judge Advocates of the 1st, 3rd, and 7th U.S. Armies and under the commanding generals of the Eastern and Western Military Districts. The war crimes program was centralized in the office of the Theater Judge Advocate, U.S. Forces European Theater in 1945. In 1946 the operation became the 7708 War Crimes Group, and it was deactivated on 30 June 1948. Completion of the cases and execution of sentencing after this time was carried out by a war crimes unit in the Judge Advocate Division of the United States European Command (EUCOM).
    Date
    inclusive:  1943-1947

    Physical Details

    Language
    English German French
    Genre/Form
    Testimonies.
    Extent
    1 microfilm reel ; 16 mm.
    System of Arrangement
    Arrangement is thematic

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Auschwitz case file was the result of investigations of persons formerly connected with Auschwitz concentration camp. The investigations were conducted by the US military during and after World War II. No trial of Auschwitz defendants was ever tried under U.S. auspices. The Auschwitz case file is currently a part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Record Group 338, Records of United States Army Commands, 1942- ("Cases Not Tried").
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