Overview
- Description
- The Jürgen Stroop statement consists of a 14-page handwritten statement prepared by Jürgen Stroop, an SS-Gruppenführer who led the effort to repress the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. The statement, dated 26 April 1946 in Wiesbaden, Germany, includes details about the preparation and military action to suppress the uprising.
- Date
-
creation:
1946 April 26
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
- Collection Creator
- Jürgen Stroop
- Biography
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Jürgen Stroop (born Josef Stroop) was born on September 26, 1895 in Detmold, Germany to Konrad and Katherine Stroop. He joined the Nazi party in 1932 and served as a SS commander in occupied Poland. He was charged with overseeing suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 during which he ordered that the ghetto be systematically burned down and blown up, and the Jewish synagogue destroyed. All survivors of the uprising were either immediately killed or deported to extermination camps. After the war, he was prosecuted during the Dachau Trials and trials in Warsaw. He was ultimately executed for crimes against humanity on March 6, 1952 in Warsaw, Poland.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Statements.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Jürgen Stroop statement is a single document.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Warsaw (Poland)--History--Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945. War criminals--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Getto warszawskie (Warsaw, Poland) Warsaw (Poland) Poland. Wiesbaden (Germany) Germany.
- Corporate Name
- Warsaw Ghetto (Warsaw, Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by David Leiman.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-10 10:44:05
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn672623
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