Trial against Ludwig Fischer Proces Ludwika Fischera (Sygn. GK 196)

Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu 

The Supreme National Tribunal (Najwyższy Trybunał Narodowy, NTN) was a war crimes tribunal active in Poland from 1946 to 1948. The Tribunal's aims and purpose were defined by the State National Council in the Decrees of 22 January and 17 October 1946 and 11 April 1947. The new law was based on the earlier Decree of 31 August 1944 (Sierpniówka) issued by the new Polish pro-Soviet government, with jurisdiction over Nazi criminals and traitors to the Polish nation. The tribunal presided over seven high-profile cases (Total of 49 individuals). 

Trial against Ludwig Fischer Proces Ludwika Fischera (Sygn. GK 196) 

10,650 digital images, PDF 9 microfilm reels, 35 mm 

Contains selected files (NTN File 48-81, and 552-558) of the investigative materials, transcripts of trials, witness statements, arrest warrants, evidentiary documents, sketches, diagrams, maps and other court documents relating to the trial of Ludwig Fischer, Joseph Meisinger, Max Daume, and Ludwig Leist, relating to crimes committed during the German occupation, while Fischer was governor of the Warsaw district of the Generalgouvernement, from 1939 until 1945. 

Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu 

Arranged by a court case numbers, date and subjects. Name lists are in alphabetical order. Records are arranged in the original order of their acquisition from the source archive. The museum has acquired only selected records from Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, or IPN). More information about this collection and other materials in the possession of the Institute of National Remembrance, including archival finding aids from the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance, is available at the website: https://ipn.gov.pl