Overview
- Description
- Selected records of Polish courts and commissions researching Nazi crimes. Consists of protocols and reports examining the area of the former Chełmno concentration camp (Kulmhof am Nehr); investigative files of crimes in Siedlce and the surrounding area; witness testimonies; materials about Nazi perpetrators from the Krosno county; the case file against K. Heinemeyer; sentences for persons cooperating with the German authorities; testimonies of Nazi criminals regarding the Warsaw Uprising of 1944; prosecution files of Nazi criminals at Żyrardów area, and correspondence.
- Alternate Title
- Collection of materials regarding Nazi crimes in Poland
- Date
-
inclusive:
1944-1951
bulk: 1944-1947
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Protocols. Registers. Reports. Testimonies.
- Extent
-
1,530 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in two groups: 1. Files of Polish commissions and courts investigating Nazi crimes. 2. Testimonies and correspondence.
Rights & 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
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Investigations. War criminals--Poland--History--20th century. War crimes investigation--Poland--History--20th century. Uprising (Warsaw, Poland : 1944) War crime trials Courts Krosno (Województwo Podkarpackie, Poland)
- Geographic Name
- Chełmno (Koło, Poland) Lublin (Poland) Poland--History--Occupation--1939-1945. Poland--Politics and government--1945-1989. Siedlce (Poland : Powiat) Wadowice (Poland) Warsaw (Poland) Żyrardów (Poland) Poland Kraków (Poland) Katowice (Poland)
- Corporate Name
- Chelmno (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Archiwum Akt Nowych
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych, Poland, Sygn.1348. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Jan. 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-27 08:58:35
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