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- 1945 (Creation)
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39 frames
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The papers relate to the activities of two anti-Nazi activists, Arthur Geissler and Erich Arp, who, at the end of the war, were indicted by a British Military Court for 'the unlawful appropriation of authority' by arresting the former Ortsgruppenleiter Krömer, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, at gun point.
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GB 1556 WL 533 1945 collection 39 frames British Military Court
The papers relate to the activities of two anti-Nazi activists, Arthur Geissler and Erich Arp, who, at the end of the war, were indicted by a British Military Court for 'the unlawful appropriation of authority' by arresting the former Ortsgruppenleiter Krömer, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, at gun point.
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Personal papers of Erich Arp mainly concerning his membership of political and student organisations; Military Government Court indictments of Geissler and Arp and notes relating to indictments, 31 May 1945; Enclosures including reports regarding the history of Nazi support and ant-Nazi activity in Elmshorn; pamphlets produced at the end of the war by the Antifaschistisches Deutsches Kampf Komitee, Hamburg.
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Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Oct 2007 Administration of justice Antifaschistisches Deutsches Kampf Komitee, Hamburg Antifascism Arp , Erich , fl 1945 Courts Elmshorn Europe European history Geissler , Arthur , fl 1945 German history Germany Hamburg International conflicts Military courts National history Nazism Oppression Political doctrines Political movements Resistance to oppression Totalitarianism War Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events)
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Personal papers of Erich Arp mainly concerning his membership of political and student organisations; Military Government Court indictments of Geissler and Arp and notes relating to indictments, 31 May 1945; Enclosures including reports regarding the history of Nazi support and ant-Nazi activity in Elmshorn; pamphlets produced at the end of the war by the Antifaschistisches Deutsches Kampf Komitee, Hamburg.
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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- English
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- Latin
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German, English
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Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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- Administration of justice
- Administration of justice » Courts
- National history » European history
- International conflicts
- National history
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism » Nazism
- Political movements » Oppression
- Political doctrines
- Political movements
- Political movements » Oppression » Resistance to oppression
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism
- International conflicts » War
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English