Papers of the Internationale Auschwitz Komitee, 1959, comprising copies of statements from former prisoners of Auschwitz about the activities of the following former SS men who worked there: Wilhelm Boger, Franz Hofmann, Rudolph Hess, Oswald Kaduk, Lachmann, Josef Mengele, Hans Stark, Eduard Wirth and Josef Klehr.
International Auschwitz Committee: Copy statements regarding war criminals
This material is held atThe Wiener Holocaust Library
- Reference
- GB 1556 WL 1173
- Dates of Creation
- 1959
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- German
- Physical Description
- 1 file
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Internationale Auschwitz Komitee was founded in 1952 by former inmates of the death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, with the following aims: to bear witness to the crimes of the Nazis in the camp; to fight for compensation for former inmates and their families; to work with the Auschwitz Museum to preserve the site of the camp as a permanent memorial. It became involved in the gathering of statements and testimony against former camp guards and other Nazi personnel. Many of the witnesses who provided testimony later took part in the 'Frankfurt Trial' of perpetrators at Auschwitz.
Arrangement
Statements arranged according to name of SS officer.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Hermann Langbein
Other Finding Aids
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Conditions Governing Use
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.