Records of the Extraordinary State Commission to Investigate Crimes Committed by the Nazis and their Accomplices on the Territory of Volyn Region, Ukraine
Extent and Medium
216,017 digital images, TIFF
Creator(s)
- Extraordinary State Commission to Investigate Crimes Committed by the Nazis
Biographical History
The Extraordinary State Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Committed by the Nazis and their Accomplices on the territory of the Soviet Union was established in November 1942. It was tasked with investigating war crimes and collecting documentation which would establish damage and material losses caused by the Nazi occupation. The Commission conducted its operations from the offices of the Central Commission in Moscow and had its branches in all Soviet Republics and regions.
Archival History
Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Volynsʹkoï oblasti
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the State Archives of the Volyn Region (Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Volynsʹkoï oblasti). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the first part of this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in October 2017, and accretion in Oct. 2018. This is a joint USHMM-Yad Vashem Project.
Scope and Content
Records of the Extraordinary State Commission to Investigate Crimes Committed by the Nazis and their Accomplices on the Territory of the Volyn Region, Ukraine during WWII. Included are records related to the investigation of war crimes ( list of victims, eyewitness testimonies, forensic reports, lists of perpetrators and local collaborators, lists of locals sent for slave labor in Germany etc.) against local population and documentation related to the material and property damage inflicted upon the economy of the region during the Nazi occupation.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Volynsʹkoï oblasti
Subjects
- Ukraine--Politics and government--1917-1945.
- Crimes against humanity--Ukraine--Volynsʹka oblastʹ.
- Volynsʹka oblastʹ (Ukraine)
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Ukraine--Volhynia--Sources.
- Jews--Persecutions--Ukraine--Volhynia.
- Volhynia (Ukraine)--History--20th century.
- Volhynia (Ukraine)--Ethnic relations.
- War criminals--Ukraine--History--20th century.
- Forced labor--Germany.
- Polish people--Crimes against--Ukraine--Volhynia.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Volhynia.
Genre
- Document
- Reports.
- Testimonies.
- Registers.