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NO 2429–Affidavit sworn by Gustav Claussen, Mar. 4, 1947, a former inmate
and clerk at Mauthausen, describing a teletype message from SS Oberfuehrer
Viktor Brack to Mauthausen Commandant Ziereis ordering the destruction
of Hartheim Castle. Mauthausen inmates assigned to the destruction detail
were never seen again. (Box 46)
NO 3104–Affidavit sworn by Wolfgang Adolf Egon Sanner, Apr. 25, 1947,
regarding his experiences as an inmate at Mauthausen from Mar. 1941 to
May 1945. German­language original with English translation (Box 58)
NO 4532–A “top secret” report issued by Chief SIPO SD, July 5, 1941,
reporting instances of typhus in the concentration camps Gross­
Rosen, Mauthausen, and Auschwitz. Photostatic copy of German orig­
inal (Box 81)
III.35 Interrogation Reports
There are two major series of interrogation reports included among records
of the Office of the Chief Council for War Crimes (OCCWC). Interrogations
and Other Records Received from Various Allied Military Agencies (Entry
160) includes an OSS report on the interrogation of August Eigruber,
Gauleiter of Upper Austria, regarding Mauthausen and its associated camps
(See box 35, location: 190/12/13/07). Interrogations and Summaries of
Interrogations of Defendants and Witnesses (Entry 183) includes several
interrogations of Friedrich Entress, camp physician at Auschwitz and
Mauthausen (Box 131, location: 190/12/29/02), and a statement by Dr.
Eduard Krebsbach, chief post physician at Mauthausen (Box 76, location:
190/12/30/06). Both series are available to researchers on NARA Microfilm
Publications M1019 and M1270 (see VII.3 and VII.4 below).
III.36 Internee Personnel Records (201 Files), 1945–1948 (Entry 200)
These personnel records include a prison file for Viktor Brack, implicated
in the euthanasia program at Hartheim Castle (Box 4, location: 190/
12/34/02). For Brack’s “execute file,” see III.81 below.
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