us-005578-irn713724
type: RecordSet
archival history: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
has beginning date: 1944-01-01
has end date: 1963-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 2
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had subject: 843
has or had subject: 601
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn713724
record resource extent: 9,940 digital images, PDF
record resource structure: Arranged in one subject group: 1. Investigative files against Germans and their collaborators.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Contains selected files of criminal trials conducted by the Provincial Court for city of Warsaw. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Most of investigation were discontinued. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation."Sierpniówk" was one of the world's first legislation on liability for war crimes committed during World War II. This decree also applied to soldiers of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) whom the Communist propaganda in the 40’s and 50’s attempted to portray as German collaborators.
title: Selected records of the Provincial Court of the capital city of Warsaw Sąd Wojewódzki dla miasta stołecznego Warszawy 1950-1970 (GK 317)