USA nazi´s archives
USA nazi´s archives
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it is said that some three million documents related with the Nazi Germany exist and that they will continue a hundred years under secret, inside the North American files
can somebody of you tell me in what document or does law USA mention it is made to such a restriction?
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it is said that some three million documents related with the Nazi Germany exist and that they will continue a hundred years under secret, inside the North American files
can somebody of you tell me in what document or does law USA mention it is made to such a restriction?
greetings
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If there's a source for this claim:
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please post it.it is said that some three million documents related with the Nazi Germany exist and that they will continue a hundred years under secret, inside the North American files
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NSDAP & German Military Records in The US National Archi
The individual NSDAP membership records were under the contol of the US Army and were held in the Berlin Document Center until the early 1990s when the Army turned everything over to the German government. Prior to the date on which the US Army turned the Berlin Document Center over to the German government, the US National Archives [NARA] undertook to copy the entire collection on microfilm. I don't know what limitations the German government put on the release of the microfilmed material to the public, but there are probably some restrictions. I was allowed access to the Berlin Document Center in 1990 when it was still under US Army control. At that time, access was limited to government investigators and accredited researchers, which I was. Security at the BDC was very tight. Nevertheless, NARA has the microfilm individual NSDAP membership records among its holdings and they can be accessed. They are held in the Captured Enemy Documents Section.
The US National Archives also holds an enormous amount of captured German military records from both wars, including Waffen-SS records. My experience is with Records Group 242, "Records of the German Navy, 1850-1945." RG242 is also available as microfilm publication T-1022, and individual 35mm rolls can be purchased through the mail. Other German records collections are also available on microfilm. The extent of NARA's WWII German political and military holdings, the relevant finding aids, and lists of microfilm publications can be found online by going to the NARA website.
I hope this information is useful. Dwight R. Messimer
The US National Archives also holds an enormous amount of captured German military records from both wars, including Waffen-SS records. My experience is with Records Group 242, "Records of the German Navy, 1850-1945." RG242 is also available as microfilm publication T-1022, and individual 35mm rolls can be purchased through the mail. Other German records collections are also available on microfilm. The extent of NARA's WWII German political and military holdings, the relevant finding aids, and lists of microfilm publications can be found online by going to the NARA website.
I hope this information is useful. Dwight R. Messimer
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For an overview of the US NARA records drmessimer referred to, see: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=62798