Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies Guide to English-Language ...

Languages: English, German 1936–1947
1 folder
Source of Acquisition: M. Peter Victor
Finding aid: Item level description
USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 117
RG-59.016M --- Selected Records from the Judge Advocate General‘s Office: War Crimes
Case Files, Second World War
These case files relate to individuals who were tried in British military courts for war
crimes committed in Europe during World War II. Included are cases about crimes in
Bergen-Belsen, Auschwitz, Neuengamme, Hadamar, and Ravensbrück. The files contain
daily transcripts of court proceedings, court exhibits, and prosecution and defense
summations.
Provenance: Judge Advocate General‘s Office: War Crimes case files, Second World
War, War Office, series 235 (WO 235)
Language: English 1945–1951
20 microfilm rolls (35 mm)
Source of Acquisitions: Public Record Office, Kew
Finding Aid: Folder-level description
RG-59.021M --- Control Office for Germany and Austria, and Foreign Office: Legal
Division. Trial of Fritz Erich Lewinski von Manstein, 1949
This collection contains court files and case registers for the war crimes trial of
Wehrmacht World War II general Fritz Erich Lewinski genannt von Manstein, accused of
crimes against humanity. Von Manstein was charged specifically with crimes committed
against Jews, and including his and the army‘s role in their extermination. Documents
include shorthand notes of trial proceedings, witness accounts of atrocities, references to
supporting documentation, and the sentence of the court.
Provenance: From the British Public Record Office fonds FO 1060/1291–1345
Language: English 1949
4 microfilm rolls (35 mm)
Source of Acquisition: Public Record Office, Kew
Finding aid: Folder-level descriptions