Court records of the Reichsjustizministerium (R 3001)

Identifier
irn518553
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.289
  • RG-14.088M
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518553

Extent and Medium

81,285 digital images, JPEG

262 microfilm reels (partially digitized), 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Bundesarchiv (Germany)

Archival History

Bundesarchiv (Germany)

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 Bundesarchiv, Germany; Record Group R 3001. Records originated from more than fifteen offices responsible for criminal proceedings. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archival Programs acquired and transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in April 2006. The second shipment of microfilm reels was received in November 2008.

Scope and Content

This collection contains files on thousands of investigations and court cases from 1933 to 1945. Among the charges were Rassenschande (“race shame”), treason, arson on synagogues, and attacks on German Jews. The accused included communists, social democrats, and members of the clergy. Defendants included both Jews and Gentiles.

Subjects

  • War crimes--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects.
  • Trials--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany.
  • Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
  • Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
  • Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.

Genre

  • Document
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.

Copies

  • Bundesarchiv, Koblenz

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Bundesarchiv (Germany)