Estonian State Archives of the Former Estonian KGB (State Security Committee) records relating to war crime investigations and trials in Estonia, 1940-1987
Contributors: Eesti Riigiarhiiv Filiaal Parteiarhiiv; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Series: Record Group List (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Research Institute) -- 026
Publisher: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: rus
Format: [microform]
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Sources; Jews; Persecutions; History; War crime trials
Description: Contains photocopies of evidence documents, interrogation transcripts, decrees, biographical data sheets, witnesss statements, photographs, miscellaneous court and trial documents, and sound recordings of trial proceedings relating to the arrest, investigation, prosecution, and sentencing of war criminals accused of atrocities in concentration camps, mass killings of Jews, Communists and prisoners of war in Estonia during World War II. Documents range in date from 1940-1987 with the bulk of the documents dating from 1950 to 1962.
Notes: "The State Security Committee of Estonia (Federalnaia sluzhnba bezopasnosti Rossii (the former KGB)) compiled the evidence documents, interrogations, and sound recordings during its investigation and prosecution of several Estonians accused of atrocities during the World War II period. Estonian State Archive Branch (Former Party Archive) photocopied the documents and duplicated the sound recordings in 1996. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the photocopies and sound recordings in April 1997"--p.1 of Index.

Index replicates first two fiches of 360.

Chiefly in Russian with Estonian and some German.
Table of contents: title: [Nr. 1-2] INDEX; title: [nr. 3-4] Otto Richard Schmidt, 1949; title: [nr. 5-7] Fred Viktorovich Jakobson, 1944-1970; title: [nr. 8] Genrikh Iosovich Ameel, 1945-1951; title: [nr. 9-10] Albin Antonovich Voytsik, 1944-1947; title: [nr. 11-13] Hans H. Laats, 1945-1955; title: [nr. 14] Indictmnet of Rusoy, Vikker, Rokki, Roodvee, and Aule, 1945 June 10; title: [nr. 15-31] Nikkel Raudsepp and Aleksander Kask, 1950-1951; title: [nr. 32-33] Vlentin J. Pyardi and Ferdenand Rebman, 1944; title: [nr. 34-35] Oskar Parvei, 1944; title: [nr. 36-37] Walter A. Kelt, Leonid A. Sinisalu, and Johannes I. Krupsalu, n.d.; title: [nr. 38-123] Juhan Jakovi Juriste (Georga Liivamyagi), 1944-1987; title: [nr. 124-330] Mere, Gerrets and Viik, 1940-1971 (bulk 1960-1961); title: [nr. 331-337] Tinniste, Rand, and Talvar, 1941-1967; title: [nr. 338-350] Kan, Nuud, Pindis, et al., 1957-1968; title: [nr. 351-352] Vladmir Umberg case, 1947; title: [nr. 353-360] Material on Nazi criminals, 1964-1968.