World War II War Crimes and War Crimes Trials Records 

The United States conducted war crimes trials in Europe under three jurisdictions: the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, U.S. military tribunals at Nuremberg, and U.S. Army courts.

General authority for the proceedings of all three jurisdictions was derived from the Declaration of German Atrocities (Moscow Declaration), released November 1, 1943, which expressed Allied determination to arrest and bring to justice Axis war criminals. This declaration of intent served as one of the bases for all war crimes trials, whether undertaken by military commissions, U.S. military tribunals, or international military tribunals.

Records in the National Archives custody document American participation on international bodies and the activities of American organizations in the investigation and prosecution of German war criminals.

• World World II War Crimes Records 
• Nazi War Crimes Interagency Working Group (IWG)

Records at Presidential Libraries:

• Investigating the Holocaust at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
   
• Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum:
  • Bernard Bernstein Papers
  • Katherine Fite Lincoln Papers
  • Samuel I. Rosenman Papers
  • Eleanor Bontecou Papers, World War II File
  • Press Release File April 14, 1943 - United Rally to Demand Rescue of Doomed Jews, Chicago, Illinois
  • Search for Related Photographs in the Truman Library Archives
     
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum:
  • Holocaust Subject Guide
  • ​Nazi War Crimes Subject Guide
     
• ​John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum:
  • World War II War Crimes and War Crimes Trials ​
  • Nuremberg Trials

History Hub Blog Posts:

• Records of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg in the National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records (Record Group 238)
• Records of the United States Military Tribunals, Nuremberg in the National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records (Record Group 238)
• Records Relating to World War II War Crimes in Europe in the Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army) (Record Group 153)
• Records Relating to World War II War Crimes in Europe in the Records of United States Army, Europe (Record Group 549)