Vast Nazi Archive to Be Soon Opened

[Elphaba]

Vast Nazi Archive to Be Soon Opened#0

Posted: 5/16/06 at 8:02pm

about damn time!

LUXEMBOURG - Millions of Nazi files that describe in gray, bureaucratic tones the mechanics of mass murder will be thrown open to researchers following an agreement Tuesday by a panel that has kept the archive locked away since World War II.

Once ratified, the decision will give access for the first time to some 50 million files sheltered in a vast archive in the German town of Bad Arolsen, including the registration of concentration camp inmates by the numbers burned on their arms, stacks of crumpled identity booklets and meticulously kept records of executions.

"Bad Arolsen is the most complete file. On many subjects it is unique," said Luxembourg ambassador Paul Mertz, the chairman of the 11-nation International Commission that oversees the archive.


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Updated On: 5/16/06 at 08:02 PM

[Holly Therese]

re: Vast Nazi Archive to Be Soon Opened#1

Posted: 5/16/06 at 10:17pm

I agree, it is about time.

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[FindingNamo]

re: Vast Nazi Archive to Be Soon Opened#2

Posted: 5/16/06 at 10:29pm

Does anybody know if Paul is related to Fred?

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[PalJoey]

re: Vast Nazi Archive to Be Soon Opened#3

Posted: 5/16/06 at 10:34pm

Everyone in Luxembourg is related to Fred and Ethel Mertz.