Documents about the persecution of Jews in Poland by Bruno Streckenbach and on his postwar trial.
Marek Vajsblum: article about the fate of Polish archives entitled 'Mutability of the Past- nazi-made'.
Persecution of Jews in Poland: various documents (microfilm)
This material is held atThe Wiener Holocaust Library
- Reference
- GB 1556 WL 522
- Dates of Creation
- 1941-1955
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- German English Polish
- Physical Description
- 168 frames
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Bruno Streckenbach, SS Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant der Polizei was born Hamburg, 17 February 1902; head of Gestapo, Hamburg, 1933; Führer der Einsatzgruppe I in Poland and commanding officer of Sicherheitspolizei and Sicherheitsdienst, Cracow, September 1939; joined Waffen SS, 1943; made General, 1944; arrested by the Red Army, 10 May 1945; sentenced to 25 years hard labour, 1952; released October 1955; thereafter he became an office clerk. He was indicted for the murder of at least 1 million people in 1973. The court in Hamburg suspended the proceedings on account of his ill health. Died, 28 October 1977.
Marek Vajsblum was a Polish journalist and author.
Arrangement
522a papers re Bruno Streckenbach.
522b Marek Vajsblum article.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Jewish Central Information Office
Other Finding Aids
Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Microfilm
Conditions Governing Use
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Location of Originals
Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel