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SS personnel records from Auschwitz concentration camp

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0031 | RG Number: RG-04.040M

Contains personnel files of SS personnel assigned to Auschwitz concentration camp from 1941 to 1944; Sturmbann-, Standort-, and Kommandantur-Befehle (orders) issued at Auschwitz from 1941 to 1944; and a Zugangsliste for Jews entering Auschwitz from 12 March 1942 to 30 November 1943, Personnel files contain biographical and military service information for SS personnel. The Zugangsliste contains date of birth, place of origin, and occupation information for the persons listed.

Date
1941-1944
Language
German
Extent
12 microfilm reels.

About This Document

Document Creator
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
System of Arrangement
Organized: Reels 1 - 10 contain personnel files of SS personnel at Auschwitz; Reels 11 and 12 contain Sturmbann-Befehle, Standort-Befehle, and Kommandantur-Befehle from Auschwitz; and Reel 11 contains Zugangsliste of Jews arriving in Auschwitz, Mar. 12, 1942 to Nov. 1943
Arrangement of personnel files is alphabetical; arrangement of various Befehle is chronological/numerical; arrangement of Zugangsliste is numerical by prisoner number

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The SS (Schutzstaffel) created the records during the administration of Auschwitz concentration camp. Państwowe Muzeum Oświęcim-Brzezinka filmed the records for the Museum Archives in 1993. The Archives received the microfilms in Jan. 1994.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
Conditions on Use
Any use of archival materials for purposes other than research projects required prior permission from the Museum and/or the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Users shall not to publish personal information from the archival materials including names, addresses, and other information identifying specific individuals, unless the information has been deceased for more than 30 years or is related to an historical figure or a current public figure. Otherwise users will publish the information only in anonymous form, except as permitted in writing by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.

Copyright Holder
Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
 
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