Trial against Amon Göth Proces Amon Göth (Sygn. GK 196)

Identifier
irn502103
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.A.0248
  • RG-15.170M
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502103

Extent and Medium

1,774 digital images, PDF

2 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Poland. Najwy?szy Trybuna? Narodowy

Biographical History

The Supreme National Tribunal (Najwyższy Trybunał Narodowy, NTN) was a war crimes tribunal active in Poland from 1946 to 1948. The Tribunal's aims and purpose were defined by the State National Council in the Decrees of 22 January and 17 October 1946 and 11 April 1947. The new law was based on the earlier Decree of 31 August 1944 (Sierpniówka) issued by the new Polish pro-Soviet government, with jurisdiction over Nazi criminals and traitors to the Polish nation. The tribunal presided over seven high-profile cases (Total of 49 individuals).

Archival History

Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (IPN), Warsaw, Poland, Sygn. GK 196 (NTN File 39-47). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in December 1998.

Scope and Content

Contains investigative materials, evidence, and court documents relating to the trial of Amon Goeth, the commandant of the Płaszów concentration camp. Includes testimonies and name lists of witnesses, protocol of the description of Płaszów camp, and documents about the interrogation of prisoners of war.

System of Arrangement

Arranged chronologically in two series: 1. Evidentiary materials (Testimony of witnesses); 2. Trial protocols and the verdict. Records are arranged in the original order of their acquisition from the source archive. The museum has acquired only selected records from Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, or IPN). More information about this collection and other materials in the possession of the Institute of National Remembrance, including archival finding aids from the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance, is available at the website: https://ipn.gov.pl

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu

People

  • Goeth, Amon Leopold, 1908-1946--Trials, litigation, etc.

Corporate Bodies

  • Płaszów (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • War criminals--Poland---History--20th century.
  • War crime trials--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Prisoners of war--Poland.
  • Poland--History--World War, 1939-1945--Trials, litigation, etc.
  • War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland.
  • Crimes against humanity--Poland.
  • Płaszów (Poland)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Investigations.

Genre

  • Document
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Copies

  • Archiwum Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu