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Documentation of Das Ahnenerbe (The Ancestral Heritage) Society, 1935-1945

Documentation of Das Ahnenerbe (The Ancestral Heritage) Society, 1935-1945 Documentation of Das Ahnenerbe Society, a pseudo-scientific organization founded through the initiative of Heinrich Himmler and Darre, in 1935, which dealt with the study of ancient German history and in anthropological research in order to decide on various issues in Nazi ideology. At the peak of its activities, the organization included 40 scientific departments headed by Wolfram Sivers, who was executed as...
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details.fullDetails.itemId
5338701
details.fullDetails.materialType
Official documentation
Survey report
details.fullDetails.language
German
details.fullDetails.recordGroup
M.29 - Bundesarchiv, Berlin
details.fullDetails.earliestDate
1935
details.fullDetails.latestDate
1945
details.fullDetails.original
NO
details.fullDetails.numOfPages
39000
details.fullDetails.signature
NS 21
details.fullDetails.originalLocation
BUNDESARCHIV BERLIN