Lithuanian Ambassador to Germany (Skirpa), Fond 1398/1
Extent and Medium
1 microfilm reel, 35 mm
Archival History
Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas
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 is the Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Fond 1398/1. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm reels in July 2000.
Scope and Content
Contains correspondence, notes, and other documents relating to the office of the former ambassador of independent Lithuania in Germany, Kazys Skirpa. The material includes letters to the prime minister and other members of the government about Lithuania’s position at the beginning of the war, an unsigned letter entitled “To liberate Lithuania forever from the Jewish yoke,” appeals to the Lithuanian nation, and letters from Reichminister Dr. Lammers.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas
People
- Lammers, Heinz Heinrich, 1879-1962.
- Škirpa, Kazys, 1895-1979.
Subjects
- Jews--Persecutions--Lithuania--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Germany--1939-1945.
- Germany--Foreign relations--1939-1945.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas