Hungary Werfen ("Gold") Train and other selected U.S. documents related to Hungary

Identifier
irn36432
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.2
  • RG-67.025
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1968
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

3,429 digital images, JPEG

Archival History

United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project filmed various record groups from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) . The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received a hard drive with digital records in Dec. 2008.

Scope and Content

Contains documents from various U.S. government agencies about the “Gold Train” or “Werfen Train,” which members of the Arrow Cross Party and officials of the Hungarian National Bank packed with looted Jewish valuables (mostly from Miskilc, Pecs, and Gyor) and sent across the border into Austria in March 1945. (This was not the only such train.) Although some items were pilfered en route, the U.S. Armed Forces captured most and stored them in a warehouse in Austria. U.S. personnel and agencies pilfered (or “borrowed” without returning) further property, and the remainder has been the subject of complicated litigation. The collection also includes considerable documentation about such matters as Allied postwar restitution policies and relations with Hungary.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in numerical order by NARA record group: 43, 59, 60, 84, 107, 153,208, 260, 319, 353, and 407.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Subjects

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.