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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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item Id
5338701
Type of material
Official documentation
Survey report
Language
German
Record Group
M.29 - Bundesarchiv, Berlin
Date of Creation - earliest
1935
Date of Creation - latest
1945
Original
NO
No. of pages/frames
39000
Archival Signature
NS 21
Location of Originals
BUNDESARCHIV BERLIN