Komisja Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich w Oświęcimu, 1939-1948

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Komisja Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich w Oświęcimu, 1939‐1948 The Commission in Oświęcim to Investigate the German‐Nazi Crimes RG‐15.163M United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archive 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024‐2126 Tel. (202) 479‐9717 Email: [email protected] Descriptive Summary Title: Komisja Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich w Oświęcimu (The Commission in Oświęcim to Investigate the German‐Nazi Crimes) Dates: 1939‐1948 RG Number: RG‐15.163M Accession Number: 2010.19 Extent: 1 microfilm reels (35 mm); 122 digital images (JPEG) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archive, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024‐2126 Languages: Polish and German Administrative Information Access: No restrictions on access. Reproduction and Use: Publication or copying of documents for a third party requires written permission from Instytut Pamięci Narodowej–Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (IPN) in Warsaw, Poland. Preferred Citation: RG‐15.163M, Komisja Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich w Oświęcimu, 1939‐1948. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC. Acquisition Information: Purchased from the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej‐Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, Poland. Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive 1
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consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Accruals: Accruals may have been received since this collection was first processed, see the Archives catalog at collections.ushmm.org for further information. Custodial History Existence and Location of Originals: The original records are held by the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej ‐ Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, ul. Towarowa 28, 00‐839 Warsaw, Poland. Tel. 011 48 22 581 85 00. More information about this repository can be found at www.ipn.gov.pl. Processing History: Aleksandra B. Borecka Biographical Note The Institute of National Remembrance ‐ Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (IPN) was established by the Polish Parliament on December 18, 1998 with a special bill. The Institute is headed by the President whose post is independent of the state authorities. The President of the IPN is elected for a five‐year term. The Institute started its activities on July 1, 2000. The headquarters of the Institute of National Remembrance is located in Warsaw. There are also eleven Branch Offices of the IPN, established in the cities where Appellate Courts are located, and seven Delegations throughout Poland. The IPN is responsible for gathering, assessing, disclosing and custody of the documentation created between July 22, 1944 and December 31, 1989 by Polish security agencies. The documentation would also include records regarding the Communist, Nazi and other crimes committed against Polish citizens in the period from September 1, 1939 to December 31, 1989, as well as political repressions carried out by officials of the former Polish investigative and justice organs in that time. The documentation concerning the activities of the security organs is also the subject of interest of the IPN. Another major responsibility of the Institute is to investigate Communist and Nazi crimes as well as war crimes and crimes against humanity and peace. The IPN investigates crimes against people of Polish origin, as well as Polish citizens of other origin and other citizens who were harmed in the Polish territories. Scope and Content of Collection Contains records of the Commission in Oświęcim to Investigate the Nazi Crimes committed in Nazi camps. Records include files of investigations of German crimes and administrative files from KL Auschwitz, KL Dachau, and Nazi camps on the territory of France. Contains witnesses’ testimonies, protocols of investigation of witnesses, minutes and photographic documentation. System of Arrangement The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reel. Arranged in four series: 1. Minutes of meetings; 2. Testimony of Professor Henri Limousin; 3. Budget reports; 4. Minutes of the interrogation of Dr. Artur Mayer. Indexing Terms 2
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Limousin, Henri. Mayer, Artur. Ganszer, Juliusz. Auschwitz (Concentration camp) World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Concentration camps‐‐France. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Atrocities‐ Investigations. Criminal investigations‐‐Poland‐‐Oświęcim‐‐History‐‐20th century. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Prisoners and prisons, German. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Destruction and pillage‐ German‐‐Poland‐‐Oświęcim. Oświęcim (Poland)‐‐History. Minutes. Protocols. Testimonies. Photographs. CONTAINER LIST Reel File 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Description Minutes of regular meetings, March 29‐April 20, 1945, 3 photos Minutes of secret meeting from April 17, 1945 (concerning the determination of behavior of ex‐prisoner, Juliusz Ganszer in KL Auschwitz), 1945, cards 3 The testimony of Professor Henri Limousin concernign conditions of life in prisons and Nazi camps in France, in Dachau and in Auschwitz, 1945, cards 12 The statement of expenditures of the Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes in Auschwitz for the period March‐June 1945 Explanations of the budget report of the commission for April and May 1945, 1945, cards 9 The minutes of the interrogation of Dr. Artur Mayer – former prisoner at Auschwitz, 1945, cards 27 3
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