The Struggle for the Files The Western Allies and the Return of German Archives after the Second World War |
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| Author:
| Eckert, Astrid M. |
| Series title: | Publications of the German Historical Institute Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-88018-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $77.99 |
Book Description:
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When American and British troops swept through the German Reich in the spring of 1945, they confiscated government papers and archives, records which were subsequently used in war crimes trials. In 1949, the West Germans asked for their return, and this book traces the tangled history of the captured German records.
When American and British troops swept through the German Reich in the spring of 1945, they confiscated government papers and archives, records which were subsequently used in war crimes trials. In 1949, the West Germans asked for their return, and this book traces the tangled history of the captured German records.