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).
Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
1,332 digital images,
Arranged in ten series: 1. Personal and organizational files of the Supreme National Tribunal (NTN), 1947-1950; 2. List of positions in NTN, and a list completed cases, 1947-1948; 3. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1947-1953; 4. Wages and food allotment for the commission members; 5. Minutes, 1947-1951; 6. Personal files of the Secretariat, 1946-1947; 7. Documents related to preparation of trials, documents from the City Hall Toruń and statistics of Nazi victims in the region of Chojnice, 1946-1948; 8. Miscellaneous records, 1947-1955: Report of the Polish Military Mission, Jan. 1947; Report of Gen. von dem Bach as a witness on the Fischer trial; the list of judges and jurors; 9. Logbook of the NTN correspondence, 1947-1953. 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
This collection contains selected records relating to the general organization of the Supreme National Tribunal (NTN), including are lists of completed cases, official correspondence of the NTN Secretariat, reports, minutes, and the logbook of correspondence.
Supreme National Tribunal Sprawy organizacyjne Najwyższego Trybunału Narodowego (NTN), (Sygn.196)