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War Crimes Trials Case Files, compiled 1947 - 1958, documenting the period 1945 - 1958 ARC Identifier 581096 / MLR Number A1 2238 Series from Record Group 549: Records of United States Army, Europe, 1942 - 1991 |
| Creator(s): | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Europe. Judge Advocate Division. War Crimes Branch. (08/01/1952 - ca. 1958) (Most Recent)
Department of Defense. European Command. Judge Advocate Division. (1947 - 1952) (Predecessor) |
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| Type(s) of Archival Materials: | Textual Records |
| Contact(s): |
National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (Military) (RD-DC-2-MIL), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-3510; FAX: 301-837-1752; EMAIL: Archives2reference@nara.gov. |
| Other Title(s): | War Crimes Case Files: Cases Tried |
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| Inclusive Dates: | 1947 - 1958 |
| Coverage Dates: | 1945 - 1958 |
| Date Note: | While this series was started by the European Command Judge Advocate Division in 1947, it contains records that date back to 1945. |
| Part Of: | Record Group 549: Records of United States Army, Europe, 1942 - 1991 |
| Arrangement: | Arranged by case number. |
| Access Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| Use Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| Specific Records Type(s): | Case files
Petitions |
| Numbering Note: | The case file numbers are prefixed by a code number that indicates the location of the war crime, listed below: Cases involving Americans only: 0 - Unknown; 1 - Atlantic Ocean; 2 - Mediterranean Sea; 3 - Africa; 4 - Albania; 5 - Austria; 6 - Belgium; 7 - Bulgaria; 8 - Czechoslovakia; 9 - Denmark; 10 - Finland; 11 - France; 12 - Germany; 13 - Greece; 14 - Holland; 15 - Hungary; 16 - Italy; 17 - Luxembourg; 18 - Norway; 19 - Poland; 20 - Rumania; 21 - Russia; 23 - Switzerland; 25 - Yugoslavia; 26 - Baltic Sea; 27 - Spain. Cases involving Concentration Camps, Labor Camps, and Prison Camps: (Note: Cases relating to concentration camps can also be located under the country code.) 000 - 50. Large Concentration Camp Cases: 000 - Buchenwald; 000 - Dachau; 000 - Flossenberg; 000 - Mauthausen; 000 - Nordhausen. |
| General Note(s): | This series may be referred to as "War Crimes Case Files: Cases Tried" in other finding aids. |
| Finding Aid Type: | Index |
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| Finding Aid Note: | This series is indexed by the series "Index to War Crimes Case Files, 1947" (ARC Identifier 581012). |
| Finding Aid Source: | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. EUROPEAN COMMAND. JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION. |
| Variant Control Number(s): | Declassification Project Number: NND 775032 Former HMS/MLR Entry Number: UD 33294A Former HMS/MLR Entry Number: UD 33294B HMS/MLR Entry Number: A1 2238 |
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| Accession Number(s): | NN3-549-02-005 |
| Former Record Group(s): | 338 |