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Estonian State Archives of the former Estonian KGB (State Security Committee) records relating to war crime investigations and trials in Estonia

Document | Accession Number: 1997.A.0109 | RG Number: RG-06.026

Contains photocopies of evidence documents, interrogation transcripts, decrees, biographical data sheets, witness statements, photographs, miscellaneous court and trial documents,and sound recordings of trial proceedings relating to the arrest, investigation, prosecution, andsentencing of war criminals accused of atrocities in concentration camps, mass killings of Jews,Communists, and prisoners of war in Estonia during World War II. Documents range in date from 1940 to 1987 with the bulk of the documents dating from 1950 to 1962.

Date
1940-1987  (inclusive)
1950-1962  (bulk)
Language
Russian
Estonian
German
Extent
9 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.
Extent
15 boxes
Credit Line
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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About This Document

System of Arrangement
Organized: RG-06.026*01, Otto Richard Schmidt ...; RG-06.026*02, Fred Viktorovich Jakobson...; RG-06.026*03, Genrikh Iosovich Ameel ...; RG-06.026*04, Albin Antonovich Voytsik ...;RG-06.026*05, Hans H. Laats ...; RG-06.026*06, Indictment of Rusoy, Vikker, Rokki, Roodvee, and Aule...; RG-06.026*07, Nikkel Raudsepp and Aleksander Kask, Vols. 1 - 3; RG-06.026*08, Valentin J.Pyradi and Ferdenand Rebman ...; RG-06.026*09, Oskar Parvei ...; RG-06.026*10, Walter A. Kelt,Leonid A. Sinisalu, and Johannes I. Krüsalu, Vols. 1 - 4; RG-06.026*11, Juhan Jakovi Jüiste ...,Vols. 1 - 9; RG-06.026*12, Mere, Gerrets, and Viik ... Vols. 1 - N/D; RG-06.026*13, Tinniste, Rand,and Talvar ... Vols. 1 - 5; RG-06.026*14, Kan, Nüd, Pindis, et al. ... Vols. 1 - 14; RG-06.026*15,Vladimir Umberg case ...; RG-06.026*16, Materials on Nazi criminals; RG-06.026*17, The TallinnProcess, 1961 Mar. 6-1961 Mar. 11; and RG-06.026*18, The Tartu Process, 1962 Jan. 16-1962 Jan.20; RG-06.026*19 (Box 12) Materials on Nazi criminals, 1968 - Vols. 1 - 2; RG-06.026*20 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1969-1970 - Vols. 1 - 8; RG-06.026*21 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1968-1971 - Vols. 1 - 6; RG-06.026*22 Materials from Police Battalions, 1943-1944 - Vols. 1 - 1; RG-06.026*23 (Box 13) Materials on Nazi criminals, 1972-1973 - Vols. 1 - 4; RG-06.026*24 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1976-1977 - Vols. 1 - 4; RG-06.026*25 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1978-1979 - Vols. 1 - 5; RG-06.026*26 (Box 14) Materials on Nazi criminals, 1981 - Vols. 1 - 2; RG-06.026*27 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1942 - Vols. 1 - 1; RG-06.026*28 Conclusions of the Procecution, written by Mere, Geretsa, Viika, 1961 - Vols. 1 - 1; RG-06.026*29 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1949-1969, Interogation Protocol-Tallin - Vols. 1 - 2; RG-06.026*31 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1986-1987 - Vols. 1 - 2; RG-06.026*32 Conclusions of the Procecution - Estonian Translation, written by Mere, Geretsa, Viika, 1961 - Vols. 1 - 1; RG-06.026*33 Police Records, 1941-1949 - Vols. 1 - 2; RG-06.026*34 Materials on Nazi criminals, 1983-1985- Vols. 1 - 1; RG-06.026*35 (Box 15) Documents and Materials on Nazi criminals, 1987-1990- Vols. 1 - 7
Arrangement: The volumes (toms) within the file units are in numerical order. The numbered documents within the volumes are primarily in chronological order
Special Collection
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Estonian State Archive Branch (Former Party Archive)
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Estonian State Archives of the Former Estonian KGB (State Security Committee) compiled the evidence documents, interrogations, and sound recordings during its investigation and prosecution of several Estonians accused of atrocities during the World War IIperiod. Estonian State Archive Branch (Former Party Archive) photocopied the documents and duplicated the sound recordings in 1996. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the photocopies and sound recordings in Apr. 1997, and a second accretion in 2004.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. Fond 129, File 28195, Vol. 10, documents 266-289, relating to Karl Linnas' autopsy are classified and restricted from use
 
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