Hungary Werfen ("Gold") Train and other selected U.S. documents related to Hungary
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
- Jews--Persecutions--Hungary.
- Jewish property--Hungary--History--20th century.
- Holocaust victims--Hungary.
- Hungary--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Hungary--Ethnic relations.
- World War,1939 -1945--Confiscations and contributions--Hungary.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from United States. National Archives and Records Administration