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United States of America v. Josef Altstoetter et al., February 17, 1947 - December 4, 1947

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0971 | RG Number: RG-30.002M

Overview

Description: Contains proceedings, exhibits, and other court documents from the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, United States v. Josef Altstoetter et al., (Case III, the "Justice Case"), February 1947 to December 1947, prosecuting Altstoetter and others for crimes against humanity during World War II. The proceedings contain information about Jews, Roma, Poles, and nationals of the eastern territories subjected to brutal treatment and death; deportation of civilians under the "Night and Fog Decree"; sterilization of "racially impure"; and euthanasia. A detailed list of defendants' names is provided in NARA pamphlet M889.
Date: 1947-1947
Credit Line: Cite National Archives and Records Administration as custodian of the original records

Physical Details

Language: English German
Extent: 53 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
System of Arrangement: Numerical by transcript volume. See NARA microfilm publication M889 pamphlet, pp. 5-7 for detailed information on collection arrangement

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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: To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Copyright Holder: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: War crime trials. Euthanasia. Involuntary sterilization. Deportation.
Personal Name: Altstoetter, Josef.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The records were created by the United States Government during the 12 trials held from 1946 to 1949 subsequent to the International MilitaryTribunal at Nuremberg. The court proceedings, in both English and German, eventually became part of NARA Records Group 238, World War II War Crimes Records. Duplication of the collections received in Archives in July 1995.

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