Collection of Foreign Records Seized

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized (Record Group 242)

The microfilm publications in this record group are listed below according to the place where the records were filmed. Nearly all the original paper records have been returned to their respective countries of origin. A relatively small number of these papers may have been of private origin, but the fact of their seizure is not believed to divest their original owners of any literary property rights in them. Anyone, therefore, who publishes them in whole or in part without permission may be held liable for infringement of property rights. For citations, please see Suggestions for Citing National Archives Microfilm of Captured German and Related Records.

• Captured German Records Microfilmed at Whaddon Hall, U.K.
• Captured German Navy Records Microfilmed in London, England, U.K.
• Captured German records microfilmed in Berlin, Germany
• Microfilmed records received from the Berlin Document Center
• Captured German records microfilmed at Alexandria, Virginia, USA
• Nazi Party and SS records
• Records of private individuals and enterprises
• German military records antedating World War II
• Other captured records

Main Captured German Records page

Captured German Records Microfilmed at Whaddon Hall, U.K.

Microfilm publications of records of the German Foreign Ministry, 1867-1945; papers of some German diplomats, 1833-1931, and records of the Reichs Chancellery, 1919-1945, are listed immediately below, under the finding aids that describe them. (Descriptions of Microfilm Publication T120 are divided between two catalogs comprising five volumes).

Finding aids: A Catalogue of Files and Microfilms of the German Foreign Ministry Archives, 1867-1920 (Oxford: 1959) (also available as Microfilm Publication T322, 1 roll); A Catalog of Files and Microfilms of the German Foreign Ministry Archives, 1920-1945, 4 vols. (Hoover Institution, Stanford: 1962-1972); Index of Microfilmed Records of the German Foreign Ministry and Reich's Chancellery Covering the Weimar Period (National Archives, 1958) (also available as Microfilm Publication T407, 1 roll).

Selected microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State. Microfilm Publication T120. 5,485 rolls. (Includes records of the German Foreign Office, 1867-1945, and records of the Reichs Chancellery, 1919-1945).
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from St. Antony's College (Oxford). Microfilm Publication T136. 144 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the University of Michigan. Microfilm Publication T137. 53 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Microfilm Publication T138. 31 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the University of California (AHA, Project I). Microfilm Publication T139. 452 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the University of California (AHA, Project II). Microfilm Publication T140. 17 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the University of California (Special Series). Microfilm Publication T141. 26 rolls.
• German Foreign Ministry Archives, 1867-1920, Filmed by the American Historical Association. Microfilm Publication T149. 434 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the National de la Recherche Scientifique Belge. Microfilm Publication T246. 16 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the British Museum. Microfilm Publication T264. 2 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Filmed for the University of London. Microfilm Publication T1026. 25 rolls.
• Records of the German Foreign Office Pertaining to China, 1919-1935. (Filmed at Bonn for the University of Washington). Microfilm Publication T1141. 31 rolls.
• Microfilms of German Foreign Ministry Records Received by the Department of State on the German White Book, 1939, and from the Swiss Government, Australian Government, The London School of Economics, and for Dr. W. Carlgren, 1888-1920. Microfilm Publication T249. 7 rolls.

Finding aid: List of Archival References to Material in the German Foreign Ministry Archives Filmed Under Grant From the Old Dominion Foundation (American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Whaddon Hall, U.K., 1958).

• Archives of the German Embassy at Washington, 1921-1938 (American Historical Association, Project I). Microfilm Publication T290. 52 rolls. (Roll List available)
• Papers of German Diplomats (Nachlässe and Asservate), 1833-1931 (American Historical Association, Project II). Microfilm Publication T291. 25 rolls. (Roll List)

Captured German Navy Records Microfilmed in London, England, U.K.

The following microfilm publications and finding aids to these microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

Records of the German Navy, 1850-1945, Received from the United States Naval History Division. Microfilm Publication T1022. 4,317 rolls.

Finding aids: Guides to the Microfilmed Records of the German Navy, 1850-1945:

• No.1: U-Boats and T-Boats, 1914-1918 (National Archives, 1984). Also available as Microfilm Publication M1743, 1 roll.
• No.2: Records Relating to U-Boat Warfare, 1939-1945 (National Archives, 1985). See also Microfilm Publication M1743.
• No.3: Records of the German Naval High Command, 1935-1945 (NARA, 1999). See Microfilm Publication T1022, rolls 1-2, for other German navy records prior to 1930.
• No. 4: Records of German Navy Operational Commands in World War II (to be published by NARA in 2006; draft copy available).
• No. 5: Pre-World War I Records of the Imperial German Navy and its Predecessors 1822-1919 (NARA, 2006)
• No. 6: Selected Records of the Imperial Navy Relating to World War I (NARA, 2008)

See also: A Catalogue of Selected Files of the German Naval Archives Microfilmed at the Admiralty, London for the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan. Project No. 1 (London: 1959). A Catalogue of Selected Files of the German Naval Archives Microfilmed at the Admiralty, London for the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan. Project No. 2 (London: 1964). A List of German Naval Files Microfilmed in the Admiralty for Australia (London: 1959). A List of German Naval Files Microfilmed in the Admiralty for the University of Hawaii (London: 1959).

Captured German Records Microfilmed in Berlin, Germany

Non-biographic records of several offices of the NSDAP and some of its formations, affiliated associations and supervised organizations; private papers of some Nazi leaders, records of some Reich ministries and other government agencies, and records of some individuals and private corporations. Biographic records of NSDAP members and personnel records from many of its agencies, formerly held at the Berlin Document Center under Department of State custody, have been microfilmed and deposited in the National Archives (see Records Received from the Berlin Document Center). 

Selected microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

• Captured German Records Filmed at Berlin (American Historical Association, 1960). Microfilm Publication T580. 1,002 rolls.

Finding aid: T580, roll 999. Specific series with their roll numbers are as follows:

• Captured German Documents filmed at Berlin for the Hoover Institution. Microfilm Publication T581. 155 rolls. (May be purchased only from the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305.)

Finding aid: NSDAP Hauptarchiv: Guide to the Hoover Institution Microfilm Collection

(Stanford University Press, 1964).

• Captured German Documents Filmed at Berlin (University of Nebraska). Microfilm Publication T611. 49 rolls. Finding aid: roll 1. Partial list of topics, roll numbers:

• Name Index of Jews Whose German Nationality Was Annulled by the Nazi Regime (Berlin Document Center). Microfilm Publication T355. 9 rolls.
• Documents Concerning Jews in the Berlin Document Center. Microfilm Publication T457. 14 rolls.

Microfilmed Records Received from the Berlin Document Center

The so-called biographic records of the Berlin Document Center consist of personnel and related records of the NSDAP and its affiliated organizations and activities from the founding of the Party in 1920 until 1945. The records are arranged into general collections by organization, by series, and then alphabetically (or, in some cases, phonetically) by family name of the individual(s) concerned.

Finding aids: The Holdings of the Berlin Document Center: A Guide to the Collections and The Holdings of the Berlin Document Center: A Guide to the Microfilm (both by the Berlin Document Center, 1994). See also the unpublished guides, roll lists and sample documents in the Microfilm Research Room.

Selected microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog: Records Relating to Membership in the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) (NAID 12044361) (A3340)

Dataset for bulk downloads: The A3340 dataset is posted on the AWS Registry of Open Data.

NSDAP Ortsgruppenkartei. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series MFOK. 2,275 rolls.
NSDAP Zentralkartei. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series MFKL. 3,167 rolls.
NSDAP Antraege. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series NSDAP-A. 120 rolls.
NSDAP Party Census (July 1939). Microfilm Publication A3340, Series PC. 121 rolls.
NSDAP Gaukorrespondenz. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series NS-MIS. 119 rolls.
NSDAP Oberstes Parteigericht Akten. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series OPG. 1,292 r. NSDAP OPG Nachsortierung. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series OPGNA. 67 rolls.
NSDAP Partei Korrespondenz. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series PK. 6,182 rolls.
NSDAP Volksgerichtshof Nummern. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series VGH. 448 rolls.
NSDAP Rückwandereramt. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series RWA. 123 rolls.
NSDAP Reichsaerztekammer. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series RAK. 52 rolls.
NSDAP Miscellaneous Collection. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series NS-OG, 14 rolls and Series NS-OR, 27 rolls. Others, 10 rolls.
NS Lehrerbund Kartei and Akten. Microfilm Publication A3340, Series MF. 385 rolls.
Reichskulturkammer. Microfilm Publication A3339, Series RKK. 2,466 rolls.
SA Personnel Files. Microfilm Publication A3341, Series SA-Kartei. 716 rolls.
SA Personal & Process Akten. Microfilm Publication A3341, Series SA. 300 rolls.
Other SA Collections. Microfilm Publication A3341, Series SA. 67 rolls.
Einwandererzentrale. Microfilm Publication A3342, Series EWZ. 7,320 rolls.
SS Officer Personnel Files. Microfilm Publication A3343, Series SSO. 909 rolls.
SS Enlisted Men Personnel Files. Microfilm Publication A3343, Series SM. 1,738 rolls.
SS Women Personnel Files. Microfilm Publication A3343, Series SF. 99 rolls.
SS Lists. Microfilm Publication A3343, Series SS. 26 rolls.
Rasse-und-Siedlungs-Hauptamt (RuSHA). Microfilm Pub. A3343, Series RS. 7,811 rolls.
NS Frauenschaft/Frauenwerk. Microfilm Publication A3344, Series FS. 2,418 rolls.
Miscellaneous Collections. Microfilm Publication A3345, Series B, DS, F, W. 1,393 rolls. (includes BDC Library collection; see also page 8 for other NSDAP records)

Captured German Records Microfilmed at Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Records of various German central, regional and local government agencies, military headquarters, commands and units; the Nazi Party, Party formations, affiliated associations and supervised organizations; papers of some private businesses, institutions and persons. The period covered is chiefly from 1920 to 1945. 

Selected microfilm publications and finding aids to these microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

Finding aids: Guides to German Records Microfilmed at Alexandria, Virginia (National Archives, 1958-1993), Nos. 1-98. The Guides are out-of-print but are available for use or purchase on Microfilm Publication T733, roll 1 (Guides 1-20); roll 2 (Guides 21-40); roll 3 (Guides 41-55): roll 4 (Guides 56-65); roll 5 (Guides 66-70); roll 6 (Guides 71-73); roll 7 (Guides 74-78); roll 8 (Guides 79-84); roll 9 (Guides 85-88). Guides 85-97 are also available on individual microfiche. Relevant Guides are indicated by "GG" numbers below. See also:

• Data Sheets to Microfilmed Captured German Records. Microfilm Publication T176. 34 rolls.
• Guide to Captured German Documents (Maxwell AFB, Alabama, Dec. 1952) and Supplement (National Archives, 1959). Microfilm Publication T1183. 1 roll.

CIVIL RECORDS

• Records of the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, 1936-1944 (Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda [RMVP]). Microfilm Publication T70. 133 rolls. (GG 22, 93 and T176/rolls 10 and 24)
• Records of the Reich Ministry of Economics (Reichswirtschaftsministerium [RWM]). Microfilm Publication T71. 149 rolls. (GG 1 and T176/rolls 1 and 24)
• Records of the Reich Ministry for Armaments and War Production (Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion). Microfilm Publication T73. 193 rolls. (GG 10)
• Records of the Office of the Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of Germandom (Reichskommissar für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums [RKFDV]). Microfilm Publication T74. 20 rolls. (GG 2 and T176/roll 1)
• Records of the Office of the [Reich] Deputy for Serbian Economy [Bevollmächtige für Serbische Wirtschaft]. Microfilm Publication T75. 89 rolls. (T176/roll 32)
• Records of the Todt Organization (Organization Todt [OT]). Microfilm Publication T76. 7 rolls. (GG 4 and T176/roll 1)
• Miscellaneous German Records Collection, 1892-1945. Microfilm Publication T84. 491 rolls. (GG 5, 8, 36, 90, 98 and T176/rolls 6 and 29)
• Records of the Reich Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium). Microfilm Publication T177. 52 rolls. (GG 13 and T176/roll 7)
• Fragmentary Records of Miscellaneous Reich Ministries and Offices, 1919-1945. Microfilm Publication T178. 28 rolls. (GG 11 & T176/roll 8; see also roll list below):

• Records of Former German and Japanese Embassies and Consulates, 1890-1945. Microfilm Publication T179. 78 rolls. (GG 15 and T176/roll 13)
• Records of the Reich Office for Soil Exploration (Reichsamt für Bodenforschung). Microfilm Publication T401. 7 rolls. (GG 26 and T176/roll 16)
• Records of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete), 1941-1945. Microfilm Publication T454. 167 rolls. (GG 28, 97 and T176/rolls 20 and 24)
• Records of the Reich Commissioner for the Baltic States (Reichskommissar für das Ostland), 1941-1945. Microfilm Publication T459. 45 rolls. (GG 31 & T176/roll 16)

MILITARY RECORDS

• Records of Headquarters, German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht/OKW). Microfilm Publication T77. 1,687 rolls. (GG 7, 17-19, 78, 80, 84-86, 94, 99 (draft) and T176/rolls 2, 26-27)

Army

• Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command (Oberkommando des Heeres/OKH). Microfilm Publication T78. 993 rolls. (GG 12, 29, 30, 82, 87, 91, 96 and T176/rolls 18 and 28)
• Records of German Army Areas (Wehrkreise). Microfilm Publication T79. 344 rolls. (GG 34 and T176/rolls 22 and 24)
• Records of German Field Commands: Army Groups. Microfilm Publication T311. 305 rolls. (GG 40, 52 and T176/roll 21)
• Records of German Field Commands: Armies. Microfilm Publication T312. 1,696 rolls. (GG 14, 42-44, 47-50, 54, 56 and T176/rolls 12-12A)
• Records of German Field Commands: Panzer Armies. Microfilm Publication T313. 489 rolls. (GG 51, 53 and T176/roll 17)
• Records of German Field Commands: Corps. Microfilm Publication T314. 1,670 rolls. (GG 46, 55, 58-62)
• Records of German Field Commands: Divisions. Microfilm Publication T315. 2,379 rolls. (GG 41, 45, 63-74 and 76)
• Records of German Field Commands: Rear Areas, Occupied Territories and Others. Microfilm Publication T501. 363 rolls. (GG 38, 57 and T176/roll 25)
• German Military and Technical Manuals, 1910-1945. Microfilm Publication T283. 162 rolls. (Roll list available; T176/roll 14 covers only rolls 1-126)

Air Force

• Records of Headquarters, German Air Force High Command (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/OKL). Microfilm Publication T321. 274 rolls. (GG 24, 92 and T176/rolls 15, 30-31)
• German Air Force Records: Luftgaukommandos, Flak, Deutsche Luftwaffenmission in Rumänien. Microfilm Publication T405. 64 rolls. (GG 25 and T176/rolls 16 and 24)
• The Von Rohden Collection of Research Materials on the Role of the German Air Force in World War II, 1911-1947. Microfilm Publication T971. 73 rolls. (T176/roll 32)

Navy (see also German Navy records filmed in London)

• Records of Headquarters, German Navy High Command (Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine/OKM). Microfilm Publication T608. 8 rolls. (GG 37 & T176/roll 23-24)

Nazi Party and SS Records

Selected microfilm publications and finding aids to these microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

• Records of the National Socialist German Labor Party (NSDAP) and the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, Stuttgart. Microfilm Publication T81. 741 rolls. (GG 3, 16, 20, 21, 35, 77 and T176/rolls 11 and 24)
• Records of Nazi Cultural and Research Institutions, and Records Pertaining to Axis Relations and Interests in the Far East. Microfilm Publication T82. 552 rolls. (GG 6, 93 and T176/rolls 1 and 24)
• Records of the Reich Leader of the SS and Chief of the German Police [RF-SS]. Microfilm Publication T175. 678 rolls. (GG 32, 33, 39, 81 and T176/rolls 5 and 24)
• Miscellaneous SS Records: Einwandererzentralstelle, Waffen-SS, SS-Oberabschnitte. Microfilm Publication T354. 799 rolls. (GG 27, 75, 79, 95 and T176/rolls 19 & 24)
• Records of the Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe of the SS Wirtschafts-u.-Verwaltungshauptamt, 1936-1945. Microfilm Publication T976. 37 rolls. (GG 83 & T176/roll 33)
• Nazi Party Applications by Austrians (1938-39). Microfilm Publication A3359. 1400 rolls. 
• Nazi Party [Overseas] Membership Records, Submitted by the War Department to the Subcommittee on War Mobilization of the Committee on Military Affairs, U.S. Senate (Washington: GPO, 1946). S1535, S1536, S1537, S1538. 13 fiche. (NARA Library)

Records of Private Individuals and Enterprises

Selected microfilm publications and finding aids to these microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

• Records of Private Austrian, Dutch and German Enterprises, 1917-1946. Microfilm Publication T83. 248 rolls. (GG 23, 88, 93 and T176/roll 9)
• Records of Private Individuals (Captured German Records). Microfilm Publication T253. 62 rolls. (GG 9, 88 and T176/roll 3)

  Dr. Walter Lütgebrune	rolls 1- R33
  Dr. Theo Morell	rolls 34- R45, 62
  Dr. Karl Haushofer	rolls 46- R61

• Collection of Correspondence of Herbert von Bismarck, 1881-1883. Microfilm Publication T972. 1 roll. (see T176/roll 33)
• Albums and Miscellaneous Material Relating to Joachim von Ribbentrop, 1893-1942. (#RG242-JRM, JRFA; in the Special Media Archives Services Division [NWCS]) 1 roll.

German Military Records Antedating World War II

Selected microfilm publications have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

• An Exhibit of German Military Documents from the Heeresarchiv Potsdam, 1679-1935. Microfilm Publication M129. 2 rolls.
• Prussian Mobilization Records, 1866-1918. Microfilm Publication M962. 5 rolls.
• Records of the Royal Bavarian War Ministry and Other Bavarian Military Authorities, 1866-1913. Microfilm Publication M963. 7 rolls.
• German Army Officer Personnel ("201") Files, 1939-1945. Microfilm Publication A3356. 1849 rolls. (Personalakten of the OKH, Heeres-Personalamt). (see index)

Official and Personal Papers of Prussian Military Leaders (formerly in the Heeresarchiv)

• Boyen, Hermann von (1771-1848), 1787-1848. Microfilm Publication M207. 12 rolls.
• Braunschweig-Bevern, August Wilhelm, Herzog von (1715-1781), 1756-1762. Microfilm Publication M954. 1 roll.
• Gneisenau, August Graf Neithardt von (1760-1830), 1785-1831. Microfilm Publication M211. 43 rolls. (List on roll 1)
• Groener, Wilhelm (1867-1939), 1867-1939. Microfilm Publication M137. 27 rolls.
• Ludendorff, Erich Friedrich Wilhelm (1865-1937), 1918-1919. Microfilm Publication T84/roll 435. 1 roll.
• Mertz von Quirnheim, Christoph Emanuel Hermann Ritter (1866-1947), 1916-1939. Microfilm Publication M958. 2 rolls.
• Moltke, Helmuth Carl Bernhard Graf von (1800-1891), 1839-1891. Microfilm Publication M960. 6 rolls.
• Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (1770-1840), 1787-1842. Microfilm Publication M955. 1 roll.
• Roon, Albrecht Graf von (1803-1879), 1848-1866. Microfilm Publication M956. 2 rolls.
• Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von (1755-1813), 1737-1882. Microfilm Publication M959. 12 rolls.
• Scheuch, Heinrich (1864-1946), 1918-1939. Microfilm Publication M957. 1 roll.
• Schlieffen, Alfred Graf von (1833-1913), 1822-1938. Microfilm Publication M961. 8 rolls.
• Seeckt, Hans Friedrich Leopold von (1866-1936). Microfilm Publication M132. 28 rolls.
• Winterfeldt, Hans Karl von (1707-1757), 1744-1759. Microfilm Publication M953. 2 rolls.

Other Captured Records

Selected microfilmed records and finding aids to these records have been digitized and may be viewed in the National Archives Catalog:

• Transcript of Cossmann v. Gruber (Dolchstoss-Prozess), Munich, Oct. 19-Nov. 17, 1925. Microfilm Publication T1173. 2 rolls.
• Miscellaneous Lists and Registers of German Concentration Camp Inmates, Originated or Collected by the International Tracing Service. Microfilm Publication A3355. 189 rolls. (Roll List available)
• Checklist of Microfilm Reproductions of Selected Archives of the Japanese Army, Navy, and Other Government Agencies, 1868-1945. Microfilm Publication LM022. 1 roll.
• Selected Records and Materials of Miscellaneous Non-German Foreign Governments, 1900-1948. Microfilm Publication M2036. 13 rolls.
• Miscellaneous Russian Records Collection. Microfilm Publication T88. 4 rolls.
• Records of the Smolensk Oblast of the All-Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1917-1941. Microfilm Publication T87/rolls 1-69; Microfilm Publication T84/rolls 27-28; Microfilm Publication T88/rolls 1-4.
  
  Finding aid: Guide to the Records of the Smolensk Oblast of the All-Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1917-1941 (National Archives, 1980). See also T87/roll 1.
   
• Collection of Hungarian Political and Military Records, 1909-1945. Microfilm Publication T973. 21 rolls.
  
  Finding aid: Guide to the Collection of Hungarian Political and Military Records, 1909-1945 (National Archives, 1972). See also T176/roll 33.
   
• Collection of Italian Military Records, 1935-1943. Microfilm Publication T821. 514 rolls.
  
  Finding aid: Guide to Records of the Italian Armed Forces, Parts I-III (National Archives, 1967). Also available as Microfilm Publication T94, 1 roll.
   
• Papers of Count Ciano (Lisbon Papers) Received from the Department of State. Microfilm Publication T816. 3 rolls.
• Personal Papers of Benito Mussolini, Together with Some Official Records of the Italian Foreign Office and the Ministry of Culture, 1922-1944. Microfilm Publication T586. 318 rolls. (Finding aid: roll 1; see also Microfilm Publication T120).