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International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg indictment against the major war criminals

International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg indictment against the major war criminals Charges cited in the indictments: - Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of a crime against peace; - Planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace; - War crimes; - Crimes against humanity. The 24 defendants: Martin Bormann; Karl Doenitz; Hans Frank; Wilhelm Frick; Hans Fritzsche; Walther Funk; Hermann Goering; Rudolf Hess; Alfred Jodl; Ernst Kaltenbrunner; Wilhelm Keitel; Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach; Robert Ley; Konstantin von...

File Number : 38

Type of Material : Indictment

Language : English

Statement by Baldur von Schirach regarding his actions as Reich Youth Leader

Statement by Baldur von Schirach regarding his actions as Reich Youth Leader Statement by Baldur von Schirach, the leader of the Hitler-Jugend, including his claim that the German youth are not guilty of the crimes committed; only Hitler and Himmler are responsible.

File Number : 32

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Correspondence by Dr. Lammers, the director of the Reichskanzlei (Reichs Chancellor's office), with the Reichsstatthalter (Reichs Governor's office) in Vienna, regarding the deportation of the Jews of Vienna to the East, 1940 - Letter sent by Lammers to von Schirach, including Hitler's decision to deport the 60,000 Jews from the Vienna region of the Generalgouvernement due to the housing shortage in Vienna; implementation [of the deportation], as soon as possible; - Letter sent by von Schirach, including a request to implement the deportation at the start of 1941; The document is part of the Evidence...

File Number : 213

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Newspaper clippings from the "Svobodne Ceskoslovenko" newspaper, published, 08/1945-03/1946

Newspaper clippings from the "Svobodne Ceskoslovenko" newspaper, published, 08/1945-03/1946 - Dachau (camp life) [regarding the inmates]; - Order published by Himmler, regarding the establishment of gas chambers; - Topolcany events, as described by Karol Smidke; - Warning by US President Roosevelt, regarding the danger that might be caused to the US Army in Germany as a result of the Nazi ideology; - Report by the French newspaper "Libres", according to which 20 million people were murdered in the camps; - Discussions at the trial held against Dachau camp war criminals; - Discussions at the...

File Number : 204

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings

Language : Czech

Report and notes prepared by Martin Bormann, regarding the discussion between Adolf Hitler, Hans Frank and Erich Koch and others, regarding the deportation of Jews to the Generalgouvernement and the utilization of the Polish labor force Report and notes prepared by Martin Bormann, regarding the discussion between Reichskanzlei Adolf Hitler and Reichsstatthalter Schirach, Generalgouverneur Hans Frank and the Reichskommissar in Ukraine Erich Koch, regarding the plan to deport to the Generalgouvernement 50,000 Jews from Vienna and Poles from the Czechanow area, including the utilization of the Polish labor...

File Number : 146

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : German

Confiscation of possessions and art treasures: Art collections and valuable musical instruments from the possessions of Jewish families in Vienna - Rothschild, Pollak, Bondy, von Mendelssohn, Gutmann and Mannheim - Negotiations between the Governor of Vienna, Baldur von Schirach, and Dr. Posse, Director of the Museum in Dresden, regarding earmarking the collections and their distribution among art institutes and museums, against the background of the demand to purchase the best works of art, including original works by Rembrandt, for Hitler's private collection (Fuehrmuseeom); Mention made of Hohenfurth,...

File Number : 410

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation from the Stadtarchiv Heide, Germany, 1905-1938

Documentation from the Stadtarchiv Heide, Germany, 1905-1938 The material was scanned for Yad Vashem in 2019 from the files of the Kommunale Verwaltung (local administration), from the Abteilung II Record Group, including material from 1868-1945. The documents were scanned from two files: - a file regarding emigrants from the region and foreigners who reside in the region. A list was scanned of foreigners residing in the region, prepared in 1938, including persons without [German] citizenship, many of them born in Poland. Many of them apparently were Jews; - a file regarding political organizations,...

Type of Material : Record of Survivors, Official Documentation

Language : German

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Type of Material : Official Documentation, Record of Survivors

Language : German

Correspondence concerning the transfer of artworks confiscated from Jewish collectors to Viennese museums

Correspondence concerning the transfer of artworks confiscated from Jewish collectors to Viennese museums Correspondence of the Reich Governor in Vienna concerning the transfer of artworks confiscated for the Fuehrermuseum Linz from the Jewish collectors Rothschild, Pollak, Bondy, Gutmann, and Mendelssohn and the collection of Graf Lanckoronski, to museums and other collections in Vienna; among other, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer.

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German